The Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg exhibition, “Kimono: The Triumph of Japanese Dress,” showcases more than 100 pieces ...

Unveiled in the garden of Toji, the show honors Dior’s founder and his admiration for the Land of the Rising Sun ...

Kyoto is renowned for its unique geisha culture, and no visit to this vibrant city is complete without a visit to a ...

Y esterday evening, among cherry blossom trees, Dior’s Creative Director Maria Grazia Chiuri showed her Pre-Fall 2025 ...

Maria Grazia Chiuri chose the grounds of Kyoto’s serene Tō-ji Temple to present a Fall 2025 collection which celebrated ...

Dior creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri showed her fall fashion collection of loose, minimalist styles in the garden of ...

Ayaka Yoshida, a 27-year-old member of the Mie Prefectural Assembly ("gikai") representing the Japanese Communist Party, has ...

KYOTO -- Audiences were treated to a final rehearsal for the annual month-long "Miyako Odori" dance performance by geisha and "maiko" apprentices in this west Japan city on March 31. The "ozarae ...

Masaki Kashiwara, professor emeritus at Kyoto University's Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, on Wednesday became the first Japanese recipient of the Abel Prize, often referred to as the ...

The city assembly of Kyoto passed an ordinance by a majority vote Tuesday to raise its maximum accommodation tax to ¥10,000 ($66) per guest per night. The amount will be the highest among areas ...

Looking ahead, popular hanami spots like Osaka and Kyoto typically see their cherry blossoms bloom around March 27 and March 26, respectively—so travelers can expect the Kansai region to burst into ...

On Aug. 19, Aiba handed his association’s fans to Masano, 20, a geisha apprentice from Kyoto’s Gion-Higashi district, as well as others at the Gion Corner tourism facility in the ancient ...