At the back of the shrine’s sacred grounds is the grave of Itagaki Taisuke (1837–1919), a patriot from the Tosa clan in what is now Kōchi Prefecture who led the Freedom and People’s Rights ...

The Earth's surface is constantly reshaped by the movement of tectonic plates, which make up the continental crust on which ...

Escape the crowds and visit 3 of Japan’s lesser-known treasures: Taketomi Island’s beaches, Yamaguchi’s history and Nasu’s ...

The Earth's surface is constantly reshaped by the movement of tectonic plates, which make up the continental crust on which we are living. These ...

Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture released two English subtitled PR videos, including “Rokkaen,” one of the leading tourist spots ...

The "Orange Route," a U.S. military training flight path stretching over the mountainous regions of Wakayama, Tokushima, ...

Writer Hannah Kirshner first moved to Yamanaka Onsen to better understand its craft culture. Almost 10 years later, she’s ...

By prefecture, Tokushima in western Japan topped the list with an average of 57.38 cases. Miyazaki in the southwest had 57.24 cases. Kochi in the west had 56.36 cases. Aichi in central Japan had ...

Japanese macaques that live in the mountains can be watched up close at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the city of Oita. Three heaters are placed there in winter so the monkeys can stay ...

A tsunami advisory was issued for part of southwest Japan after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Monday, but the warnings to ...