Mishima-tei: The best sukiyaki in the heart of Kyoto. Taro Mishima, the restaurant’s fifth-generation head chef, specializes ...

This loop bus lets you explore Kyoto city without passing through the crowded Kyoto Station, and accepts transport passes ...

Across the region, renowned destinations are reaching a tourism glass-ceiling that’s impacting the quality of life for residents while destroying the iconic spots that draw people in the first place.

The famous tourist attraction 'Arashiyama Bamboo Forest' in Kyoto, Japan, is suffering from an influx of graffiti left by visitors. The city of Kyoto ...

KYOTO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kyoto City is calling for donations from a wide range of people, including those living overseas and foreign tourists visiting Kyoto in the future. Accordingly, the city ...

On February 2, Kyoto residents will vote to elect their mayor. Leading up to the election, one relatively new issue has become salient: how to deal with the challenges of overtourism. The ancient ...

KYOTO -- The Kyoto Municipal Government and the Kyoto City Tourism Association have launched an online map in English and Chinese showing crowding forecasts for the ancient Japanese capital's ...

Kyoto, Japan’s cultural capital, has attracted overseas tourists in considerable numbers since well before World War II. A famous example was the great comic actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin, who ...

Kyoto is famous for its shrines, geisha district and other culturally significant areas. But in recent years it has been ...

Japan’s oldest public art museum had grand plans for its 90th anniversary celebrations. It wanted to host a Takashi Murakami exhibition. It was less keen, however, on paying the shipping costs and ...

Travelers wanting to see the ancient temples and shrines in Kyoto will soon need to increase their budget as the historic ...

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 continues to ...