April in Kansai bursts with color and excitement. Alongside cherry blossom festivals and seasonal traditions, you'll also ...

Audiences were treated to a final rehearsal for the annual month-long "Miyako Odori" dance performance by geisha and "maiko" ...

Springtime in Kyoto draws many travelers because of comfortable ... can begin flowering on any given day from late March to mid-April). Despite the blossoms' arbitrary start-date, the city fills ...

KYOTO--Japanese on sightseeing trips seem to be avoiding key landmarks in this historic city due to the hordes of foreign ...

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Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto, long a popular destination for ... “We are going to put up signs in April that tell tourists to stay out of our private streets,” he told The Associated ...

An exhibition featuring over 80 pieces of China's renowned Dehua white porcelain opened at the Museum of Kyoto in Japan from ...

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From March 2026, Kyoto will hike its lodging tax from ¥1,000 to ¥10,000 for luxury rooms costing ¥100,000 or more per night. It will be ¥400 or less for rooms costing less than ¥20,000.

17, invited people to watch the show, saying, "Please come and enjoy the Miyako Odori." Performances will run until April 30. (Japanese original by Saki Hidaka, Kyoto Bureau) ...