The Niigata Wine Coast may just be the most beautiful wine region in Japan, and is perfect for a weekend getaway.

A Bucolic Retreat in Tokyo Lush, forested mountainsides, cool clean river valleys and farms are not what most people ...

A Magical Forest on the Edge of Tokyo Just a 90-minute train ride from the towering skyscrapers of Shinjuku lies the Fukasawa ...

Taekoni Farm, the eco-tourism project I was visiting, is located on Hahajima (Mother Island), the second largest of the ...

As I walked toward the center of the cascading waterfalls, severe coldness gripped my feet, and the rhythmic chants of a Shinto priest disappeared under the sounds of torrents pounding the rocky ...

In the year 1600, Japan was a country at war. For more than a century, warlords had fought each other over control of their domains. The central area of Japan, stretching from Osaka and Kyoto up ...

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%BA%90%E6%B0%8F Japanese commoners had no official surnames all the way until the Meiji Restoration (1868), meaning the acquisition ...

Tales of the samurai are synonymous with swordsmen around the world, but in fact some of Japan’s most celebrated warriors were women. Technically, women couldn’t become samurai. But samurai was a ...

日本當前的雞肉市場中最罕見且珍貴的肉種莫過於「地雞」，僅佔總消費的量的百分之一，其地位可說是相當於牛肉市場的和牛。依據日本農林規格（JAS）的規定，地雞除了要有50%以上的本土 ...

Sakura tea is slightly salty and a very typical drink for celebrations such as weddings in Japan. The flower unfolds in the hot water and adds beauty to the elegant flavor of the cherry blossoms.

Just about everyone around the world knows the word "kimono," but the idea most people have is that a kimono is a single piece of fabric, or a simple robe. However, kimono (着物, which literally means ...

To understand the health benefits of green tea, we first need to look at antioxidants. Antioxidants are molecules that inhibit oxidation, which is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals, ...