Each year, after much consideration and debate, Afar’s global network of editors, writers, and travel advisors anoints the ...

Universal says it plans to build its new 476-acre theme park in a way that ‘celebrates this area’s vibrant history’ – with ...

The shinobi moves like silk on the night wind, perched atop a temple roof overlooking a heavily guarded castle. Below, over ...

Spend a few days in each, then venture farther afield to iconic sites like Osaka Castle and Tsutenkaku Tower ... a “city ...

Kumamoto’s Tatsuda Nature Park is a little-known treasure; an off-the-beaten-track destination. It is a pleasant green space with well-groomed paths, yet the lack of crowds and its various remnants of ...

We ventured out of the hotel in search of some dinner, only to find ourselves in another bar (whoops!) This time, the bartender, Sam, wandered over to say hello, and, learning it was our honeymoon, ...

The observatory on the eighth floor commands a panoramic view of Osaka. The Hideyoshi-built Osaka-jo Castle fell in the 1615 Summer Siege of Osaka. The second Tokugawa Shogun, Hidetada, reconstructed ...

Hilton announces the debut of Waldorf Astoria in Japan with the opening of Waldorf Astoria Osaka. A soaring 252-room edifice ...

You can’t miss it if you’re looking for what to do in Osaka for a day. The castle was built in 1583 by the famous warrior and samurai, Toyotomi Hideyoshi who hoped to reunify Japan. It was ...

If you want to build the perfect Minecraft castle to suit your aesthetic, you’ve come to the right place. You already know how to craft a basic house to keep away unfriendly mobs during the night.

This is our review of The Ritz-Carlton Okinawa resort. This is on one of the southernmost islands, regarded as the 'Hawaii of ...