Boasting 1,600 cherry trees, the fort-turned-park in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, known as the Goryōkaku is one of the […]
The number of elderly inmates in Japanese prisons is on the rise nationwide. Some elderly persons facing harsh […]
In less than a year, on May 1, 2019, Crown Prince Naruhito is set to ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne. Former I […]
The unique Hetomato Festival is one of the most interesting (and bizarre) of all Japan’s festivals. Its origin […]
Sakurajima is a symbol of Kagoshima Prefecture. The volcano has been extremely active since 2009.
As Japan’s population ages and shrinks, many of its rural communities are facing a shortage of politicians. In […]
The city of Nara, with its ancient Buddhist art and architecture, has long been a magnet for international tou […]
“Ayase River and Kanegafuchi” is the sixty-third print in Utagawa Hiroshige’s One Hundred Famous Views of Edo. […]
Japan’s traditional “sentō” public bathhouses are dwindling in number even as “super sentō” and other kinds of […]
Anger and sorrow are often seen as negative emotions, but in their deep forms issuing from the heart, they are […]
