Japan’s onsen (hot spring) culture is steeped in tradition, from ancient purification rituals to the communal serenity of sento and onsen. However, the culture is evolving. There is a new wave of spas ...

“Shinjuku Station” is a key transport hub in central Tokyo. It links JR East, Tokyo Metro, Keio, Odakyu, and Toei Subway lines, handling over 2.7 million passengers daily—earning it a Guinness World ...

Known as one of the busiest districts in Tokyo, Shinjuku is even more festive during New Year's Eve, as it hosts numerous year-end events and parties, such as the Happy New Year Tokyo Countdown.

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The “TOKYO NIGHTTIME PROJECT” has been launched in the Nishi-Shinjuku area of Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, with the aim of revitalizing night tourism. The project, by ...

Apple Maps real-time transit information has now gone live in Tokyo, providing access to live timings for more than 20 railway, bus and tram lines. Apple notes that iOS 18 will also bring ...

Real-time transit information in Apple Maps has been expanded to Tokyo, Japan, enabling users to get live details of more than 20 railway, bus, and tram lines throughout the metropolitan area ...

The assembly of Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward unanimously enacted an ordinance on Friday to ban street drinking at night in certain entertainment districts during the Halloween period. Street drinking at ...

The main building of the Odakyu Department Store Shinjuku, which had been a landmark of Shinjuku Station's west exit since its full opening in 1967, has been demolished. With permission ...

While the availability of vegetable-based options in many cities across the country definitely lags compared with the United States or Europe, Tokyo is a haven for hundreds of vegan or vegan ...

Few people were dressed in costumes when this Mainichi Shimbun reporter visited there around 9 p.m. (Mainichi/Shotaro Kinoshita) TOKYO -- The Shinjuku Ward government in Japan's capital has asked ...

who expressed solidarity with the oppressed Japanese minority and did not fight their return to Little Tokyo. Los Angeles Public Library map librarian Glen Creason shares a map from the Central ...