JR's 'futuristic' Takanawa Gateway complex set to open in Tokyo

Kyoto is the quintessential traditional Japanese city, where many festivals and customs survive after having disappeared from the rest of Japan with the passage of time. In the Gion district, there are still nine working okiya, where maiko and geisha live. In the afternoon, they leave the okiya to work in a ryotei— luxury restaurant—or an ochaya, s

Planet City is built entirely from sustainable technologies that are already here, but that just lack the cultural investment or political will to implement them at scale.

Hakone (箱根) A popular weekend retreat for busy Tokyoites, Hakone is famous