KYOTO--One stone statue of an enlightened Buddhist person here cradles a cat in its arms while another holds a book inscribed with the name “Soseki” after the famous author. One figurine even ...

But it's Amanemu – a quieter, lesser-known retreat tucked deep into the pine-cloaked hills of Ise Shima National Park, near ...

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“The cat has a face like a thief wearing a headscarf,” said Yachiyo Doi, 77, who runs the “soba” shop Oyama Chaya with her daughter Yuko Misaki, 48. They named the cat Tarokichi after the ...

Known as ‘the Kyoto of the West’, the city can be reached via the Shin-Yamaguchi Shinkansen ... The riverside Yanagiya sports ...

Soba House Konjiki Hototogisu ... Restaurants like Ramen Tōhichi in Shūgakuin, Kyoto—on the list for eight years running—and Mugi to Mensuke in Nakatsu, Osaka, which regularly attracts ...

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the Shinmonzen is one of Kyoto's best hotels. Opened in January 2022, this ryokan-inspired boutique property designed by famed architect Tadao Ando blends elements of traditional Japanese inns ...

Tohoku is rebuilding its tourist economy after the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Here’s all the info you need to plan ...