Shikoku’s 88 temple-pilgrimage route has been drawing thousands of visitors every year. Since the pandemic the trail has gone quiet.
The Shikoku town of Tokushima is creating a new committee to plan and fund the iconic Awa Odori, bringing back its festivities after two years of...
Running on both railway tracks and roads, the versatile vehicle starts connecting isolated towns on December 25, offering tourists plenty of firsts.
Yusan-bako was a booming part of Tokushima’s culture until urban lifestyles became popular. Now in a revival, they are being filled with creative treats and sweets...
Indigo is often associated with the color blue, and with denim blue jeans. But this natural dye is much more healthy and versatile than these common...
On June 1, the organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games announced the route for the Olympic torch relay races, which will...
Alan Booth is best known as the author of The Roads to Sata, his account of a solo walk from the northern tip of Hokkaido,...
“Japan blue” is the color of the emblem for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, as well as the uniform for the Japan National...
Typhoon Number 21, dubbed “Jebi,” the strongest typhoon in decades, hit land in Japan twice on Tuesday, September 4, leaving widespread and severe...
