Kanazawa’s narrow, winding streets confound visitors, just as they confused intruders centuries ago. It was early morning in Kanazawa’s historical Higashi Chaya district, a row of old latticed ...

High up in the Japanese Alps ... The most atmospheric portion of the ancient highway in the Gifu prefecture is just outside the town of Ochiai on the outskirts of Nakatsugawa.

Walk Japan, a tour company known for its “off-the-beaten-path” routes through Japan, leads a remarkable 11-day, 10-night ...

HAEBARU TOWN, Okinawa — A 6-year-old Japanese girl stood with her back to Defense Department students gathered Thursday to learn about the Japanese abacus, or soroban, at the Tsukazan Community ...

TSUCHIYU ONSEN, Japan — For 1,400 years, travelers have come to this town in the foothills of the Azuma Mountains, on the outskirts of Fukushima City, to bathe in the famed healing waters of its ...

The ancient town of Hoi An has plenty of innovative creations including of community lifestyle, crafts, architecture, fine arts, environment protection, heritage preservation, cuisine, music and ...