Osaka is often called Japan’s second city, but experiencing it firsthand shows why it deserves attention all on its own. This ...

In 1970, Osaka hosted an iconic world event that led to the development of this park, which still houses retro installations ...

It wasn’t all that long ago that traveling to Japan was still seen as expensive, inconvenient, and sort of an esoteric desire. As a result, foreign tourists tended to fall into one of two categories: ...

Japan’s biggest island is home to so many of the country’s popular highlights that the classic tour has become known as Japan’s ‘Golden Route’.

Osaka, Japan, and the surrounding Kansai region are the country's spiritual heartland. The site of one of the earliest capitals of the country, Osaka remains a vital center for trade and ...

It’s taken some time but Osaka, gateway to Japan’s Kansai region, has moved well out of Tokyo’s long shadow. Today, Japan’s third-largest city is one of Asia’s top urban travel destinations and ...

When people think of winter sports in Japan, regions such as Hokkaido, Tohoku and Hokuriku often come to mind for their abundant snowfall and expansive ski resorts. While these areas are well-known, ...

Hawaiian Airlines has announced plans to begin daily, nonstop flights from Honolulu to Osaka’s Kansei Airport this summer. Still subject to approval from the Japanese government, the airline’s new ...

Apart from these things you can do in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Hokkaido, one of the best things you can do in Japan is to see their picturesque fall foliage. Japan’s fall foliage season begins around ...

Sixty years ago, early in the morning of October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl of Tokyo, its elevated tracks carrying it south toward the city of ...