We start in Nagoya, Japan’s lesser-known fourth-largest city. Often overlooked by tourists, it is easy to reach from the UK ...

The 150-plus-island archipelago has drawn megacity transplants seeking a more relaxed pace of life in tune with the rhythms ...

This week, three metres of powder snow will coat Japan’s Central Alps, a region Nobel Laureate Yasunari Kawabata labelled ...

With Tokyo as the crown jewel, you can have a rich experience to last you a lifetime. 4 days is just enough time to see the ...

It was 7 a.m. On the shrine grounds, the chirping of birds mixed with the sound of bamboo rakes scratching the sandy earth.

An event marking the start of tourist season in the Gifu Prefecture part of the Northern Japanese Alps was held at Murakami ...

Situated beneath the Grand Narukami Shrine, the domain’s entrance is marked by a distinctive purple warp within a traditional Japanese torii gate ... seek the blessing of Yae Miko, the shrine ...

In Nagasaki, Japan, the bobtail cat is more than just a pet; it's a symbol of good luck. Known locally as "omagari neko" (bent-tail cats) or "kagi neko" (hook cats), these felines are celebrated by a ...

In Nagasaki, Japan, the bobtail cat is more than just ... celebrated by a dedicated society and even have their own Shinto shrine. Kazuya Hideshima, who works at the Omagari Neko Shrine and ...

The dreamlike paintings depict goddesses, foxes, horses and dragons rendered in black “sumi” ink on 17 white “fusuma” paper doors of the shrine. The paintings are titled “Inari.” ...

A person walks past the One-Pillar Torii Gate at Sannō Shrine, the only gate remaining of four gates after the 1945 atomic ...