Hamura City, along the middle reaches of the Tama River, is a compact municipality where people and water systems have long coexisted—and where diverse wildlife and human life still share the ...

Hinohara Village lies at Tokyo’s western edge, with forests covering roughly 90 percent of its land. Despite being only about ...

About an hour by train from Shinjuku, the Nishitama area of western Tokyo opens into gentle valleys with clear rivers and ...

Roughly 1,000 kilometers south of the capital—24 hours by ferry—the Ogasawara Islands are a UNESCO World Natural Heritage ...

Kodaira lies near the heart of Tokyo’s North Tama area, where the legacy of water and greenery still runs deep. At the center ...

A remarkable exhibition spotlighting the pioneering fashion designer Hanae Mori is under way at Iwami Art Museum in the ...

An interview with Christopher Harding, historian and author, who explores Japan’s culture and history through books that blend narrative flair with scholarship.

Tochigi Prefecture deserves to be on every traveler’s wish list. Just two hours by train from Tokyo, it is blessed with ...

Helpful signposts show the way along the Ohechi route. It is the end of the first day of a three-day hike following the course of an ancient pilgrimage route along the coast of Japan and everything is ...

Full of history and natural beauty, Etajima is the perfect seaside getaway. (Photo courtesy of Regional Branding Institute Co., Ltd.) Easily reached by ferry from Hiroshima Port or by road via the ...

你是否有过这些烦恼呢？ 1.虽然还是想飞去日本玩，但每次去总是都泡在相似的商店街、大同小异的百货公司，好像有点公式化..... 2.想到远一点的地方亲近大自然，但又不能自驾..... 3.懒得想 ...

What these residents are giving up in terms of international connections and convenience is often more than compensated by opportunities to pursue a passion or start a new business, supported by ...