The number of people visiting Japan hit record levels in 2024, but top ‘Golden Route’ destinations such as Kyoto and Osaka ...

Here’s a bold suggestion: 2025 should be declared the International Year of the Boot. After all, the UN just celebrated the ...

What's more, solo female travel is rapidly growing with travel companies reporting the huge increase. Intrepid tells us there ...

A walking tour through the Kunisaki Peninsula in Kyushu is an invitation to appreciate the country’s beauty at a snail’s pace ...

Shadow Warrior 2 also explores a huge number of settings, from futuristic cityscapes to quiet shrines in rural Japan, so expect to be slicing demons in one level and robots in the next.

Tokyo is the largest city in Japan and offers seemingly endless things to see and do. From breathtaking temples and shrines ...

Pilgrimages have been part of Japanese culture for over a thousand years. The UNESCO-listed Kumano Kodo is legendary among ...

Millions of Japanese people will return to their home towns to be with their families, visit neighborhood shrines on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, and watch the New Year TV program "Kohaku Uta ...

Pilgrimages have been part of Japanese culture for over a thousand years. The UNESCO-listed Kumano Kodo is legendary among ...

Alexei Navalny, who crusaded against Russian President Vladimir Putin, former President Jimmy Carter, U.S. congresswoman ...

South Korea and China view the shrine as a symbol of Japan’s wartime militarism as it honors 14 Class-A war criminals along with the nation’s war dead. Both countries are opposed to any ...