It is a very popular photography spot where you can shoot photos of cherry blossoms with the Tokyo Skytree. During summer one of Japan's biggest firework festivals is held on the Sumida River. You can ...

Wrapped up in warm coats and woolly hats, hundreds of people have braved Moscow's chilly spring weather to form an orderly ...

Beniko’s photos taken in Japanese red-light districts focus on the buildings and rooms usually hidden from view. Read more at ...

The athletes started from the National Stadium to finish there by way of covering Tokyo’s landmarks, such as the Asakusa district and the Imperial Palace. Tokyo Paralympic organizers called on ...

A defining feature of Tokyo is the sharp juxtaposition of tradition and modernity. In the center of the Toranomon business district’s ... bad luck can blow away. ASAKUSA: A new type of urban ...

Asakusa lies in the Shitamachi area of Tokyo, which refers to the more traditional ... Shinjuku, especially the red-light district of Kabukicho, has seen its fair share of seedy activity and ...

Japan's core inflation hit 3.0% in February and an index stripping away the effect of fuel rose at the fastest pace in nearly ...

Oil prices rose on Friday and were heading for a second consecutive weekly gain as fresh US sanctions on Iran and the latest ...

To regulate the sex industry, the Yoshiwara red-light district was originally ... years later it was moved to east Tokyo, close to current-day tourist hotspot Asakusa. Yoshiwara prospered in ...

Exploring Asakusa, Tokyo Asakusa was once filled with gangsters ... The bamboo forest in Kyoto Head to the Gion District and you’ll feel like you’ve turned back the clock. This photogenic area is full ...

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