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

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A lot of the most popular shrines and temples are actually open 24/7, so the fact that you can technically go whenever you ...

A smartphone app delivering simple cognitive-behavioral skills helped significantly ease mild (subthreshold) depression, with ...

Kyoto is renowned for its unique geisha culture, and no visit to this vibrant city is complete without a visit to a ...

A consortium of 10 Buddhist temples in northern Kyoto Prefecture, together with a nonprofit organization, launched a website ...

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People in traditional costumes paraded through the streets near a shrine in the western Japanese city of Kyoto on Thursday for an annual cherry blossom festival. The Okasai festival is held every ...

The progress of human development – as measured by people’s freedoms and well-being – has remained sluggish since the major shock of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A lot of the most popular shrines and temples are actually open 24/7, so the fact that you can technically go whenever you ...