A close-up look at one of Japan's largest and most popular festivals, the Gion Matsuri. Experience a 1000 year old three-night-long event filled with traditional Japanese cuisine, music, folklore and ...

The performing art of Noh has a history stretching back more than 600 years and is registered on UNESCO's list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Masked actors in sumptuous costumes use ...

Kyoto has about 13,000 alleys with a total distance of 940km, and an increasing number of their houses are unoccupied. People are working on projects and tours to preserve and revitalize these areas.

Get a close-up look at one of Japan's largest and most popular festivals. The Gion Matsuri is a three-night-long event filled with traditional Japanese cuisine, music, folklore, and spiritual rituals, ...