It started in the fall of 2014. Fresh from an exhilarating teacher trip to Cambodia, my friend and colleague Saya and I sat...
No matter where you go in Japan, the past and present are encountered constantly in ways unexpected to foreigners. Nowhere is this clearer...
By Yukihiro Watanabe Michelin stars are not the only criteria for evaluating the quality of food. It is undeniable that Japan has...
By Takuro Inoue, HAPPY DAYZ PRODUCTIONS The autumn leaves can only be seen for a short period of time. As a single day’s...
Thank you to everyone who submitted photos and contributed to our photo gallery. Please check out the Mt. Fuji photo gallery below, and remember to share...
These videos introducing Japan’s beautiful mountains—with brilliant visuals and cozy tunes—will make you want to "take a trip to the mountains,...
Yutaka Teshigawara Mount Fuji, beloved and a source of pride of all the people of Japan, is also the nation’s highest peak...
JAPAN Forward is calling for submissions of your best Mt. Fuji photos! The rules are simple: The photo must be your original shot....
For 10 days in February, I was among 16 students who traversed the globe along with Ms. Land, Ms. McKenna, and Naoko to visit Japan....
At the Gion District in Kyoto, geisha performers and apprentice geisha called maiko behave in an elegant manner and move in a rather languid...
Galileo Ferrari - Tokyo The 10-day Furusato Matsuri event held in Tokyo Dome every year is an amalgamation of Japan’s best regional festivals,...
Umami or “savory,” is one of the five basic tastes alongside sweet, salty, sour, and bitter. As its Japanese name suggests, umami was discovered in Japan...