A look at the traditional farmhouses now commonly called kominka—“old folk dwellings”—a name that underscores their age. They ...

A journey that links the bustling heart of Tokyo with a small community on the city’s mountainous western fringe reveals the ...

As I walked toward the center of the cascading waterfalls, severe coldness gripped my feet, and the rhythmic chants of a Shinto priest disappeared under the sounds of torrents pounding the rocky ...

Codie’s is a small but fashionable spot in the New Yamashita neighborhood just a few minutes walk from Yamashita Park. They serves up classic American burgers, a menu with all the usual suspects, in a ...

相传荞麦原产于现今中东，中国四川、云南一带，尔后又传往欧洲及亚洲其他各地。 在日本的纪载中，据高知县所遗留的生活纪录，从绳文时代开始，便有荞麦的“踪迹”，但主要的食用方法不 ...

For residents and visitors to Tokyo, the closest isle worthy of the Cat Island designation lies in Kanagawa Prefecture, the capital’s neighbor to the south. Enoshima, which can be accessed from a ...

Yes, that’s right. Bear attacks and encounters were such a popular news item in the Land of the Rising Sun last year, it was almost comparable to COVID-19 and Trump updates. Bear encounters have been ...

Kobe is home to some 200 pearl companies and an international port that dates back to 1868. In the port’s early days the city had a foreign settlement and a hall for traders from abroad. Japanese ...

Robin Lewis walking on the Fukushima Coastal Trail at Nakoso Beach. When Robin Takashi Lewis first heard about the historic earthquake and tsunami that devastated northern Japan in 2011, his first ...

日本尾濑国立公园横跨了日本群马、福岛、新泻、枥木四县，是日本最大的高原湿地公园。因为其特别的地质和气候，在那里你可以看到各式各样的花草鸟兽，日本有些学校每年都会组织学生去 ...

Tales of the samurai are synonymous with swordsmen around the world, but in fact some of Japan’s most celebrated warriors were women. Technically, women couldn’t become samurai. But samurai was a ...

While vegetation is often restricted no matter where you're living, Japan specifically prohibits fruits, vegetables and plants from certain countries and regions. For those hoping to bring fresh ...