Shikkoku,” which uses the character for “lacquer” and means “jet black,” is the perfect word to describe the deep and ...

Japan comes alive with matsuri, festivals that celebrate local culture and traditions throughout the country. From the icy ...

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As you enter the heart of Kyoto’s geisha culture, you hear laughter spilling from hidden tea houses. Welcome to Gion, a district that draws you in with its traditional wooden machiya merchant houses, ...

But that is precisely what directors Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin achieve with Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson’s strikingly smart “Kyoto.” Plays with as much necessary information as this ...

"We know how dear the folk festival is to so many, and the impact it has on all those working in the music industry," said Cambridge City Council One of the oldest and most prestigious folk ...

Gion Naito, which offers traditional geta sandals. And Aiko says it’s also worth a trip to the Sakyo Ward to visit Essence Kyoto. “It has a beautiful selection of interior pieces—the perfect ...

Kyoto authorities announced Tuesday plans to hike lodging taxes ... tourists and businesses," a statement said. Tensions are highest in the Gion district, home to teahouses where geiko-- the local ...

The city of Kyoto plans to raise the accommodation tax to a maximum ¥10,000 per night — the highest in Japan — to improve city infrastructure and mitigate crowds amid problems regarding ...

Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on Earth PRAYAGRAJ, India -- Hindu ...