As you enter the heart of Kyoto’s geisha culture, you hear laughter spilling from hidden tea houses. Welcome to Gion, a district that draws you in with its traditional wooden machiya merchant houses, ...

This chaotic spectacle is one of the Japanese prefecture’s “danjiri matsuri,” or float festivals. Held over a few weeks in October, they’re considered one of the most dangerous events on ...

The structure in question is the Gion-kaku tower built in 1927 by industrialist Kihachiro Okura (1837-1928), who founded Sapporo Beer Co., the predecessor of Sapporo Breweries Ltd., and Okura ...

Sweet Magnolias is set to return for a fourth season in 2025. Filming wrapped up over the summer and is currently wrapping up in post-production. Here’s our updated guide to everything we know about ...