Not far from Tokyo's Narita Airport, Chiba's east coast is a beautiful area of beaches, forests and unique accommodations.

By the promenade in Awaji Island’s port of Iwaya stands a metal sculpture shaped like the island, with two stylised cyclists riding around its edge. The word “Awaichi”—the name given to the ...

Since the Kumano Kodo received UNESCO designation as part of “Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range” in 2004, the Nakahechi route has received the lion’s share of attention from ...

Human activity in Japan is estimated to trace back to around 30,000 B.C. While little is known of Japan’s earliest inhabitants, thanks to the introduction of Chinese writing in the fifth century, we ...

The Edo Period (also called the Tokugawa Era) spans from 1603 to 1868 and saw the emergence of popular figures that all lovers of Japanese culture know well: samurai, geisha, kabuki actors, etc. One ...

Despite resembling a single-player memory game you'll find on some computers, mahjong is actually a tile-based game that's structurally similar to the card game rummy. The goal is to create sets by ...

My passion for the zero-waste town of Kamikatsu began with a research trip for my sustainable tourism master's thesis in 2016. For years, I had been seeking out sustainable communities and zero-waste ...

日本女性佩戴珍珠饰品的历史由来已久。自日本珍珠品牌MIKIMOTO创始人御木本幸吉于1893年发明人工养殖珍珠后，日本akoya珍珠（指较小的日本海水珍珠）渐渐被世界所认知并获得了高度评价。日本珍珠品牌通常有着自己品牌专属的养殖基地，保证了高品质的珍珠原料供应加工，也让产业链十分成熟与 ...

The burst of Japan's 1986-to-1991 economic bubble opened up the so-called "Lost Decade" from 1991 to 2001—though the time period up to 2010 is now also often included as well. But even though the ...

Most of Senso-ji was destroyed during the firebombing of Tokyo in March 1945, including the main temple building and five-story pagoda. So while this is technically Tokyo's oldest temple, history ...

Japan's most famous samurai largely emerged from its two most significant feudal conflicts: the Genpei War (1180-1185) and the last years of the Warring States Period (1467-1590). The former war ...

If you'd like to make the trip to Japan by boat from North America or from other ports in Asia, you might need to sign on for an ocean cruise. Some focus on Japan, others on Asia in general, and still ...