Six Senses Kyoto ushers in a new era of luxury travel in Japan, marking the brand's highly anticipated debut and its parent ...

But like other hotspots worldwide such as Venice in Italy or Maya Bay in Thailand, this is not universally welcome, particularly in tradition-steeped Kyoto. The city, which is a modest bullet train ...

Kyoto’s ancient temples and beautiful natural surroundings are what make it one of Japan’s most popular tourist destinations.

Kyoto City in western Japan plans to raise its accommodation tax to up to 10,000 yen, or about 63 dollars, a night, according to sources familiar with the matter. The city started collecting the ...

The green and white Kyoto City Buses hit most of the city's major sites, but even better are the Raku Buses (routes 100, 101 and 102), operated by the Kyoto City Bus. Raku Buses, which leave from ...

KYOTO--The Kyoto municipal government plans to impose a tax on vacant homes to prevent young people from fleeing the city due to skyrocketing apartment prices. Demand for Kyoto properties ...

But worse than that, residents had started to complain about their city. Tourists were often loud and disrespectful, and there were too many of them. Kyoto didn't want to go back to that after the ...