Experience the beauty and tradition of Japan's Lantern Festivals with our guide to these breathtaking celebrations of light ...

Located in northern Kumamoto Prefecture, the city of Yamaga hosts an annual winter festival featuring illuminated umbrellas ...

An old post office in southern Japan has become a destination, both tourist and postal, for people who are not yet ready to ...

Creation legends and folk tales swirl like snow and leaves across the protected landscapes of Japan. This selection of four ...

Japanese folk singer and songwriter Ichiko Aoba stunned a packed crowd into silence when she dropped in a calming and nuanced cover of Radiohead's "Creep" among a secret set on the piano stage at last ...

As long term Japan resident and British citizen Stephen Turner listened to the experiences of visitors to Japan, he would lament their "missed opportunities" in seeing the country. Arriving in ...

Hey Dada,” my six-year-old says. “When did Japan start believing in Pokemon?” It’s day three of our journey through the land of the rising sun and we’re getting to the big questions.

OTSU, Shiga Prefecture--For the first time in four years, the Otsu Festival will be held in its complete format with all 13 floats bearing mechanical puppets from Oct. 7-8. The festival is an ...

Aside from its North American leg, the 13-piece have so far announced five stops for the Asian leg in Korea and Japan. The ‘Maestro’ singers will be doing a stadium tour – starting with ...