Nara is often treated as a day trip from Kyoto or Osaka, but staying overnight changes the experience entirely. Once the tour buses leave, the ...

When I visited Japan for the first time in April, I couldn’t have predicted how deeply I would fall in love with the country. And that’s saying a lot for a New York City girl who has visited well over ...

NARA--In an answer to prayers for more luxury accommodations in Nara, a high-end lodging facility will open on the former grounds of Todaiji temple here in the fall of 2028.

Beijing Zhongchang Shiji Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Shiji), announced on January 27, 2026, that its wholly owned subsidiary, Shiji Singapore ...

One of Japan‘s most beautiful and temperate regions is getting the Mandarin Oriental treatment. The luxury hotel brand is developing not one but three unique resorts in Setouchi, a coastal area in the ...

It takes a particular kind of traveler to experience Japan’s most traditional hotel: the ryokan. Luxurious as these small, typically family-run inns can be, they’re often tucked into secluded ...