Everyone goes to Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. Why not try spots like the bustling port of Yokohama or the serene monasteries of ...

A 400km ride through Kyoto – the prefecture, not the city. Farms in this lush countryside supported the ... on the Sea of Japan coast, hear the story of a mother and daughter selling fish ...

Shirakawa-go is famous for its gassho-zukuri farmhouses, which are more than two centuries old. These thatched-roof houses are built to endure heavy snowfall, making them architectural marvels. The ...

However, Japan’s countryside offers an entirely different palette of experiences. For example, the rural areas around Kyoto ...

Stop by the nearby POJ Studio (Pieces of Japan), for a sublime edit of homewares and a matcha in Maana, the attached boutique ...

In Kyoto, legendary architect Tadao Ando has ... But it’s not just fashionable hotels that are attracting visitors to Japan’s countryside; there are also ambitious art spaces such as Enoura ...

Have you had the feeling recently that everyone you know has been (or is about to go) to Japan? You’re not wrong. Last December there was an almost 30% increase in international visitors from the ...

A farm-stay in the Nara countryside, sampling sake in Hyogo ... sorts of very specific culinary purposes. Since Kyoto's earliest days as Japan's capital, about 1,400 years ago, the term ...