A remarkable exhibition spotlighting the pioneering fashion designer Hanae Mori is under way at Iwami Art Museum in the ...

Tochigi Prefecture deserves to be on every traveler’s wish list. Just two hours by train from Tokyo, it is blessed with ...

An interview with Christopher Harding, historian and author, who explores Japan’s culture and history through books that blend narrative flair with scholarship.

As I walked toward the center of the cascading waterfalls, severe coldness gripped my feet, and the rhythmic chants of a Shinto priest disappeared under the sounds of torrents pounding the rocky ...

Yes, that’s right. Bear attacks and encounters were such a popular news item in the Land of the Rising Sun last year, it was almost comparable to COVID-19 and Trump updates. Bear encounters have been ...

In the year 1600, Japan was a country at war. For more than a century, warlords had fought each other over control of their domains. The central area of Japan, stretching from Osaka and Kyoto up ...

For the next thousand years, Japanese paper folding was largely restricted to religious ceremonial use, as paper was expensive. However, paper-making was one of the many industries that flourished ...

There are many different kinds of otsumami. One of the more popular choices is kara-age (から揚げ), which resembles fried chicken—a must when drinking beer! But by far the most popular (and healthiest) ...

Before visiting, remember to check the museum’s website for hours and holidays. Most museums are closed on Mondays and national holidays, but some can also be closed on weekends! Hours of operation ...

日本當前的雞肉市場中最罕見且珍貴的肉種莫過於「地雞」，僅佔總消費的量的百分之一，其地位可說是相當於牛肉市場的和牛。依據日本農林規格（JAS）的規定，地雞除了要有50%以上的本土 ...

Another precursor to Japan’s janken was mushiken where players would choose from three different hand signs—a snail (left), a frog (middle) or a snake (right ...

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.