The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of ...

Tuck into local delicacy conger eel rice and stay at hotels that cost a fraction of Kyoto and Osaka's prices. Read more at ...

In the mountain village of Koyasan, one of the most spiritual places in Japan, Buddhist temples offer accommodations, peace and solace.

KYOTO--Seizan Toda, chief monk of Daijiin temple here ... “matcha” powdered green tea--a practice rooted in ancient Japanese culture. Daijiin temple is part of the Daitokuji temple complex ...