in the great outdoors of northern Japan.

Japan's third-largest ... capital is within easy reach of outdoor adventure. In the eastern karst highland of Hiraodai, the spectacular Senbutsu Limestone Cave beckons spelunkers with its watery ...

A Paleolithic period cave dating back 19,000 years ago in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, has been nominated as a special historic site, which would become the oldest if officially designated.

SAGA -- Glancing at the Saga Prefectural Museum, one could think that a giant spaceship has just landed in this southwestern Japan city, but its interior is more like a cave. The three-story ...

He spent nearly three years in a mountain cave with his dog. It was the beginning of an ordeal in the wild that spanned 43 years and eventually earned him the nickname “cave man.” ...