Floating in the calm waters of the Seto Inland Sea, Shodoshima is a place shaped by climate, by centuries of small-scale ...

Japan’s titans of the ring live and train at roughly 40 sumo stables, with the majority located in Tokyo. A visit to one of ...

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 ...

Aizuwakamatsu’s location has spared it from the plight that has recently befallen many other tourist destinations in Japan—overcrowding. It’s far enough away to deter most Tokyo day-trippers, yet not ...

无论是来过日本、还是看过日剧的小伙伴，都可能会发现，日本生活中常出现一种很神奇的机器。 向机器中投入几枚日元硬币，转动机器旁的旋钮，伴随着两声“咔嚓”、“咔嚓”，就会有一颗 ...

A view of the city from the castle ramparts. My connection to Himeji reaches back to the 1980s. My hometown, Adelaide, and Himeji forged a sister-city relationship in 1982. A Japanese garden, the ...

If you’ve ever had sake at a Japanese restaurant, it was likely served in an ochoko. The small, circular cup reminiscent of a shot-glass is a staple of sake culture. With an average volume of just 45 ...

"Several artistic renderings from the era bear striking similarities to the classic depiction of a flying saucer, or UFO." In recent years, as UFOs have become a subject of proper journalistic and ...

Bread first came to Japan through Portuguese traders and missionaries in the mid-16th century. However, Christianity was banned in the early 17th century, and any toehold bread had made went with it.

日本群马县位于关东地区，从东京开车仅2个多小时即可到达，是一个内陆县。这里盛产农牧产品和首相，福田赳夫、中曾根康弘等多位日本首相都是群马人。 群马县和二次元的渊源就更多了。

你是否有过这些烦恼呢？ 1.虽然还是想飞去日本玩，但每次去总是都泡在相似的商店街、大同小异的百货公司，好像有点公式化..... 2.想到远一点的地方亲近大自然，但又不能自驾..... 3.懒得想 ...

While vegetation is often restricted no matter where you're living, Japan specifically prohibits fruits, vegetables and plants from certain countries and regions. For those hoping to bring fresh ...