Two seasoned trip planners on how to best tour the Golden Route through five cities, including Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka.

I wanted to make a point of placing the monsters within the daily life of Tokyo,” says the photographer Tess Ayano, who spent ...

NAGAOKAKYO, Kyoto Prefecture--An 11-face Kannon Buddhist statue kept at Otokunidera temple here that stands 180 centimeters tall and dates from the Kamakura Period (1185-1333) is only the third ...

Snap a photo under the 43-foot statue and peruse the surrounding ... Before it gets too late, catch the train back into Kyoto and stop by the Nakagyo ward to try a creme brulee donut from Brulee as a ...

Some lean a little more traditional ... surrounding mountains and Heian Shrine’s lofty torii gate. One might argue that choosing a historic city like Kyoto for Thai brand Dusit Thani’s ...

In the dark of night, completely empty, we explore the gates of Kyoto's Fushimi inari Shrine. While its famously said to have 10,000 torii gates that wind up the mountain, the real number is north ...

A week of historic highs and lows for President Donald Trump ended in bronze. While the 47th president golfed this weekend, a fan unveiled a statue of Trump called "The Defiance Monument." Sticker ...

Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identify the individual responsible for stealing the laurel crown, gold jewelry, and arrows from the historic statue at St. Sebastian’s National Shrine in ...

Heading to Japan? There are some unique tours and attractions you don't want to miss. These are the best family activities in Tokyo.

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