MAIZURU, Kyoto Prefecture—Dubbed the “Venice of the East” on social media and elsewhere, the city is not in danger of sinking but is working to preserve its traditional landscape. The Yoshihara ...

Kyoto needs little introduction: picture glimpsing a geisha disappearing down a narrow alley; the stillness of a stone garden ...

Our destination this morning is an elegantly simple, spotlessly clean Japanese-modern storefront delicately framed by the willows that line the banks of the Shirakawa canal in Kyoto’s historic ...

Foreign tourists are seen in the Ninenzaka area in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward on April 20, 2023. (Mainichi/Kazuki Yamazaki) KYOTO -- Kyoto Prefecture saw a record 75.18 million tourists in 2023, up 13% ...

As Japan continues to be a popular destination for travelers, Kyoto's appeal grows as well: In 2023, the Kyoto Prefecture welcomed a record 75.18 million visitors, surpassing its pre-pandemic 2019 ...

KYOTO--In the event of a major disaster, the ancient capital is taking action to ensure the smooth distribution of emergency information to the ever-present throngs of tourists. Amid the turmoil ...

This time we're visiting Kyoto Prefecture. It flourished as Japan's capital for a thousand years, evolving a unique culture, and shaping many delicate traditional industries. Kyoto is the foundation ...

Kyoto is one of Japan’s most popular tourist destinations. Yet 95% of Kyoto’s tourists visit only the city, leaving the rest of Kyoto Prefecture unexplored. One hundred kilometers north of the city of ...

Sannen-zaka, a sloped road leading from Kiyomizudera in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, is seen full of tourists on May 2, 2019. (Mainichi/Ai Kawahira) KYOTO -- The number of tourists to Kyoto Prefecture in ...

NTT Corporation this week announced plans to build a new Keihanna Data Center in Kyoto Prefecture through NTT Global Data Centers Corporation, with NTT Communications Corporation planning to start ...