It was in the late spring of 1955 that Japanese literature scholar Donald Keene first traveled to northeastern Japan's Tohoku region to follow the ste･･･ ...

In Japan’s spiritual heartland, tradition meets craftsmanship in miniature form. Artisans in Ise are preserving centuries-old ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Nogi Shrine is a shrine where Nogi Maresuke (1849 - 1912), a general in the Imperial Japanese army during the Meiji period (1868-1912), and his wife are enshrined. On the day of Emperor Meiji's ...

Not everywhere in Japan is suffering from overtourism, says Kate Crockett – the rural Noto Peninsula is welcoming tourists ...

Learn how to talk about religion in Japanese with practical vocabulary, phrases and cultural tips. Includes real-life ...

New Japan is scarcely thinkable with it. Really? Is it as bad as that? Maybe not. Islands of Zen remain – Tokyo’s Zenshoan Temple for example, where Hirai is head priest. Among those who have ...

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