HOUSE OF THE WEEK | The four-bedroom, five-bathroom house was built for a couple who met in Japan in 1959.

When we moved into our current home in the Hudson Valley, that was when we got the tatami mats. Around the same time, we just ...

The couple paid five million yen (about £25,000) and haven’t looked back. They’ve introduced some Western elements to typical ...

Yoshida Daihachi’s “Teki Cometh” is based on a 1998 novel about a professor whose retirement is disturbed by a mysterious ...

Mondays are tough enough as it is—you don’t need to end yours face-to-face with a “closed” sign, scrambling for a backup plan ...

One by one, those who made a reservation entered a tatami room in the main hall. “I’ve never had ramen like this,” said Fukuko Sudo, 79, a resident of Kyoto’s Fushimi Ward who enjoyed a ...

Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto sits on a hill in the historic Higashiyama Ward of Kyoto. It's near many sites, such as the ...

The world's oldest hotel has more to offer than just a long, impressive history. It's also a delightfully romantic spot that ...

When I saw the youth trembling in the dimness of my study, I had the feeling that I was looking at my own shadow.