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 ...

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 ...

The most interesting features of Japanese homes bring tremendous practical advantages. Most of these ideas make it possible to use space more flexibly. Some improve physical health and comfort. Yet ...

前往絲島的方式並不困難，從「福岡機場」搭乘福岡市營地下鐵至「姪浜」，再轉乘JR筑肥線到「筑前前原」，全程大概需要45分鐘。但抵達絲島後的移動方式首推自駕，若是和小編一樣不會開車 ...

日本的新年，有很多特色习俗。 和中国家家户户写福字、贴春联不同，日本的新年装饰主要有“三大件”：门松、注连绳（しめ縄）和镜饼（鏡餅）。 其中门松是用来欢迎神明光临的地标、注 ...

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 ...

After getting off the train at Kido-Nanzoin-mae Station (via the Fukuhoku Yutaka Line), head across the bridge toward the temple. Make your way to the entrance and feel free to peruse the many ...

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 ...

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%BA%90%E6%B0%8F Japanese commoners had no official surnames all the way until the Meiji Restoration (1868), meaning the acquisition ...

"Several artistic renderings from the era bear striking similarities to the classic depiction of a flying saucer, or UFO." In recent years, as UFOs have become a subject of proper journalistic and ...