April in Kansai bursts with color and excitement. Alongside cherry blossom festivals and seasonal traditions, you'll also ...

“Tea Bowls for Rikyu” is a quest in Assassin’s Creed Shadows that you can pick up in Yamashiro after you unlock Yasuke. It’s ...

Originally built in 1626, the Honmaru-goten Palace burned to the ground in the late 18th century. The current structure was built in 1847 within the nearby Kyoto Imperial Palace before being moved ...

The excavation of ruins of the last castle built by the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi is being hailed as the greatest discovery in Japan of this century. While there have been references in the ...

Takahashi Saburo is one of the many targets that you will need to defeat to complete The Twisted Tree quest in Assassin's ...

Everywhere you looked you saw the blossoms – they rained down on us when the wind blew. Philosopher's Walk in Kyoto, Japan. The Imperial Palace in Tokyo was special because it was the first place we ...

Check out the best family hotels in Kyoto, Japan - including everything from themed hotels to boutiques and ryokans!

Close by is Kyoto Imperial Palace and national gardens. The Japanese architecture is subtle, unlike many properties in the area, and everything about the hotel jives with Ritz-Carlton's s ...