Luca Vogel Due to its curved geographical shape and chains of mountains separating its regions, Japan is, culturally-speaking, quite diverse. There are many...
Patrick Kelly In the Seto Inland Sea, a large body of water separating Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—three of Japan’s four main islands—lies the small...
To anyone familiar with Japan it should not come as a surprise that mascots, animal-themed products, and services cover most of the cultural landscape....
Japan is perhaps best known for its cherry blossom season, which sees much of the country turn an eye-catching shade of pink. Tourists the...
If you travel the Kansai area of Japan, you are most likely to visit Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe. But, like Kamakura in the...
I saw a monkey in there roaming around once and it didn’t seem out of place. That’s the only way I can effectively introduce the...
For a country widely known for its many varieties of tea, Japan’s appetite has slowly been shifting towards coffee. In recent years, most likely due...
Photograph of "The Great Buddha," courtesy of AAlmaguer. For most people living in or visiting the Kanto region of Japan, the most interesting place...
The cherry blossom season may be coming to a sudden end. However, while the blooms appeared in most parts of the country earlier than expected...
Views on nuclear issues are voiced strongly in Japan, where nuclear devastation has had a direct impact on thousands of lives not only in Hiroshima,...
Oddly enough, I had almost no expectations when I boarded the late-night plane out of New York’s JFK Airport and took the 17-hour journey to...
I felt the temperature drop suddenly once the sun set at the lake. My fingertips hurt. A fine layer of ice was beginning to form...