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 ...

What do we know now about this abandoned ancient ... China-Japan excavation in 2002, corroborated this. In the 700s, as geopolitics changed with the rapidity of the dunes, the thriving town ...

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.

Vietnam is an atmospheric historic town, major trading port in the past, with Chinese, Japanese and European influences. Inscribed on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites: "Hoi An Ancient Town ...

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 ...

In addition, the ancient town has strived to foster its international reputation in recent years. "We have been working hard to strengthen cooperation with overseas partners in France, Japan ...