Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, and their neighbors are packed with hidden gems that go beyond castles and shopping streets. Think: quiet ...

Nara Prefecture ... walk its streets. Small wonder that Nara's young creators are shaping regional designs that speak to all five senses. Join us on a design hunt in Nara, where Japan's ancient ...

Kikuno, their teacher, is the last geisha in Nara's Ganrinin entertainment area. Without new blood, the ancient art form will disappear from the “hanamachi” (flower street) entertainment ...

Most are here to take photos of Kofuku-ji ... (Chinese characters used in Japanese writing). Another lantern bears the name ‘Tsuruya’. Ganrin-in was once Nara’s busy geisha district, but ...