It strikes me how bare I am here, without all the markers I usually carry – Canadian, Japanese, insider, outsider. None of it ...

From learning to carve woodblocks or make pottery, to observing artisans at work, tourists can help sustain and revive these ...

Hokkaido has the largest number of onsen resorts in Japan ... tax since 1978. The bathing tax jumped from 150 yen to 250 yen at hot spring facilities with a daily room and board charge ranging ...

Japan's Izu Peninsula is home to delicious seafood, beautiful coastal scenery, and relaxing onsens. Here's how to plan a ...

Since long before the rest of the world caught on to their appeal, tangy, pickled ingredients have been a staple in many of ...

When the hustle, bustle, and other non-rhyming but still fatiguing aspects of big city life start to be too much for your tastes, one of the best ways to relieve yourself of urban stress in Japan is ...

From learning to carve woodblocks or make pottery, to observing artisans at work, tourists can help sustain and revive these ...

The actress-singer died on Dec 6 at age 54 due to an accident that occurred while she was taking a bath. Read more at ...

Yutori doesn’t promise perfection or instant peace. But it offers something just as valuable—a reminder that slowing down can ...

Hotel Oriental Express Kagoshima Tenmonkan has opened in Japan to cater to both business and leisure travellers. Situated in ...

A powder room can be the perfect place to experiment with fun light fixtures, loud wallpapers, and bold color palettes. Now ...