In the second part of our Tokyo animal café series we visit shops catering to furry, scaly, and feathery creat […]
Kurokawa Onsen, redolent with the nostalgic atmosphere of old Japan, earned two Michelin Green Guide stars for […]
The old-style open-air baths of Tawarayama Onsen call to mind hot-spring resorts of long ago. Though the area […]
Miyagi Prefecture’s Matsushima is best known for the natural beauty of its bay and islands, but it also has sp […]
Miyagi Prefecture’s Matsushima Bay is celebrated for the spectacular views of its hundreds of islands. A stand […]
The ancient castle town of Kanazawa, once the seat of power of the affluent Kaga domain, boasts a rich cultura […]
Statistics for 2017 show Japan’s suicide rate fell for the eighth consecutive year. Looking by gender, twice a […]
Emperor Akihito is the first to have come to the throne under the postwar Constitution. Throughout his reign, […]
The Jōmon Sugi on Yakushima is Japan’s best-known giant of the forest. Around the country, however, there are […]
Japanese national team member Kaneki Emi was 18 when she developed osteosarcoma, which left her with a disabil […]
