Celebrate Ocean Day in Japan with 12 hidden beaches boasting crystal-clear water. Find how to get there, maps and safety tips ...

Planning group travel to Japan? Learn why tiny restaurants and crowded trains make it difficult, plus expert tips to make ...

Look at a map of Okinawa, and you probably think of blue sea and palm trees. A little deeper, and perhaps you picture a glass of habushu (snake wine) and chinsuko cookies. However, what you do not ...

From killers to just creepers, here are five bugs you might encounter this summer in Japan and ways to avoid them. After Japan’s rainy season ends, you may want to keep an eye out for some unwanted ...

Learn how to get a student visa in Japan without a JLPT certificate, who qualifies and which language schools accept alternative assessments. Wondering how to get a student visa in Japan without the ...

This collection presents about 50 Renoir works in the Sanno Museum of Art, tracing the painter’s warm, light-filled approach to portraits, figures, and scenes of everyday life. This atmospheric summer ...

Tokyo celebrates summer in July with fireworks, lantern festivals, flower fields and festival food. Wear a yukata and enjoy some of the city’s best events. From traditional matsuri to modern summer ...

Nestled deep within the Chubu Sangaku National Park, Kamikochi is a high-altitude plateau that sits roughly 1,500 meters above sea level. It serves as the ultimate natural air conditioner, where ...

Want to learn Japanese while watching TV? Here’s how watching NHK Asadora can boost your language proficiency in no time. Are you hitting a wall in your Japanese studies? Maybe it’s not the language.

If you’re looking to work in Japan, check back here each week as we review our database of the top jobs in Japan posted to GaijinPot and showcase some of the most interesting ones. Global Indian ...

Japan is home to hundreds of thousands of shrines (jinja), each with its own history, legends and local traditions. In Kanazawa, one of the country’s most celebrated cultural destinations, a small ...