Most visitors hit the "golden triangle" of Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto on Honshu's east coast. Here's why the regions of Chugoku ...

A teal-coloured castle, a lifelike whale and a giant blue ship are just some of the unique buildings dotted along stretches ...

All of these 38 places should be more popular and better known than they are now. And we’re here to change that.

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It's been a good year for TV finales. Out of our 10 picks for the best episodes of the year, four are finales: one series finale, one season finale, one anthology finale, and one — well, it was ...

That high-speed line between Tokyo and Osaka – the Tokaido Shinkansen – became known by travellers as "The Golden Route", whisking passengers between two of Japan's great cities as it passed ...

The "baby hatch" door at the city hospital in southwestern Japan that Koichi Miyatsu was placed in the care of was etched in ...

Yamanashi, Japan: Inside the cabin of the world’s fastest ... to travel from Tokyo to Nagoya in 40 minutes, and then to Osaka in 67 minutes once the train is fully operational.

Hundreds of participants dressed as Santa Claus and other holiday-themed characters particpated in the 2024 Santa Parade ...

The Japanese have been making intricate food models for a century. James Balmont speaks to the people keeping this art alive ...

Discover stories of epic sieges and royal scandals at the mighty Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden. Once one of the country's most formidable medieval fortresses, Kenilworth castle was later ...

With record-low birth rates across Japan, the country’s population is shrinking. In 2020, almost 28% of Osaka’s population was over 65, compared to the global average of just over 9%.