Not far from Tokyo's Narita Airport, Chiba's east coast is a beautiful area of beaches, forests and unique accommodations.

For residents and visitors to Tokyo, the closest isle worthy of the Cat Island designation lies in Kanagawa Prefecture, the capital’s neighbor to the south. Enoshima, which can be accessed from a ...

Samurai, street fighters, and shamanesses--Japan has its share of fighting women over the centuries. Here are five of the country's most celebrated warriors.

The Ohechi coastal route is an underexplored section of the network of pilgrimage trails that crisscross the Kii Peninsula. John Rucynski shares the highlights of the route after his three-day, ...

Takigyo, or waterfall meditation, is a rare practice that samurai and ascetic Japanese Buddhists and Shintoists engaged in for centuries. There are several places around Japan where visitors can join ...

图：游戏中心门口摆放整齐的扭蛋机 扭蛋机的最早起源可以追溯到上个世纪1907年代的美国，据说那个时候有一家由托马斯・亚当斯经营的口香糖公司，推出了一款圆形球状的五色口香糖，这种口香糖被装在一个个透明的容器中，丢入硬币转动旋钮即可掉落口香糖球。这种机器就是现在常见扭蛋机的 ...

走在日本的街道上一定或多或少都會注意到，有些道路旁的電線竿或柱子上會貼著「通學路」的綠色標示，配上大大的「文」字，可以說是十分醒目。就算不懂日語，從漢字的意思也能略知一二，「通學路」指的就是學童上下學所固定走的主要路線，通常被規劃在靠近學校十到十五分鐘內路程的主要 ...

Some things in this world never change. Tides ebb and flow, seasons change, the sun rises, and lighthouses shine like beacons for the world to see. Japan’s history of building lighthouses stretches ...

The utsuro-bune legend has has been a source of intrigue in Japan for over 200 years. Read on to discover what is behind the legend.

Japan's Heian Period was dominated by four clans known collectively as Gem-pei-to-kitsu. These clans produced countless famous officials and warriors, and have even influenced Japan all the way to the ...

東京匯聚了來自日本國內外各式獨具特色的咖啡廳，若想要暫時遠離城市喧囂，讓五感度過靜謐又不失刺激的時光，就走進美術館內的咖啡廳吧。 此次介紹的兩家咖啡廳是東京近年新開設的藝文空間，一家則隱身於山手線西邊、小店林立的住宅區，置身其中彷彿坐了時光機回到了1930年代的北歐，另 ...

如果从东京出发去群马，最方便的公共交通是乘坐高速巴士，巴士从新宿站发车，每年运行时间不定，不过基本都是从5月底开山后一直运行到10月中旬封山之前。 也可以选择坐新干线到上毛高原站或坐JR到上越线沼田站。之后从这两个站出发，乘坐户仓或大清水方向的关越巴士，在达户仓下，之后再 ...