A court in Japan has sentenced a man to death after he was convicted of murdering 36 people in an arson attack on a Kyoto animation studio in 2019. The Kyoto District Court on Thursday said it found ...

The executive committee for BitSummit, Japan's largest indie game exhibition, has unveiled the nominees for the major awards at 'BitSummit PUNCH,' which will be held at Miyako Messe in Kyoto from May ...

KYOTO—In a city famed for shrines, temples and ancient customs, a theme park is offering immersive night-time attractions, including gambling and torture chambers, to lure adult visitors.

It pays to get off the beaten path in Japan.

The average price at the season’s first auction for “tencha,” shade-grown leaves used to make Uji matcha, hit a record high ...

Plan Ahead: Because crowds are drawn to their picturesque beauty, Fushimi Inari's trails can get quite congested during the day. For a more peaceful visit, opt for an evening stroll up the mountain – ...

Top destinations for inbound tourists are heavily concentrated in just seven of Japan's 47 prefectures, including Kyoto and ...

The Aoi Matsuri, ranked among Kyoto’s top three festivals, is the main shrine festival for Shimogamo and Kamigamo Shrines. The event is said to have originated in the reign of Emperor Kinmei (r.

Until Japan’s capital was moved to Tokyo in 1869, the country’s emperors ruled from Kyoto’s Imperial Palace for 11 centuries.

Situated on the hills of Otowa Mountain at the edges of the Higashiyama district in eastern Kyoto, Kiyomizu-dera Temple wows ...

Nintendo’s Kyoto Headquarters suffered a bomb threat from an unemployed Japanese man. Police reports indicate that he had ...