It’s the rainy season in Japan, a time of year when spirits feel dampened at all times. But one Kyoto-area shopping center has its customers covered...
“When I did this shoot, I pretended I was doing a portrait session with the Buddha. This forced me to look at the statue as more...
The Sanriku Railway was particularly heavily damaged in 2011 and only restored full operation in 2019. Now it is seen as a symbol of hope.
You have to wonder why the Nio, also known as Kongōrikishi, want to frighten you. After all, the temple is a place for quiet prayer and...
The Nakani shop creates the patterns on the hand towels using a technique called "chusen," which is said to have been invented in Osaka in the...
“Since people aren’t going out and are spending more time at home, we would like them all to be soothed by the soft sound of Edo...
Rediscover the wonderful flavor of a fresh pot of tea with all five senses in a mountainside tea room with breathtaking overviews of green tea fields...
One of the many pleasures of living in Tokyo is discovering beauty in unexpected places. The garden along the Arakawa tram line is one such attraction.
Japan is most famous for its lovely flowering cherries. As that season ends, however, the stunning, intense hues of wisteria take their place, coloring Japan’s idyllic...
These colorful koinobori are a celebration of children and a tradition-filled, cheerful sign of the changing seasons. This year, enjoy the celebrations safely!
Follow along a narrow path parallel to Takeshita Street in Tokyo’s Harajuku area and listen for the cute oink-oinks. You will soon be welcomed to the...
"Originally, dolls are talismans. After a year of COVID-19, we would would like it to become a world where Minister Kono and baseball star Masahiro Tanaka...
