Don't leave Japan without experiencing the traditional hot water cure. Here's where and how to get in your soaks.

In Toyota's 176-acre Woven City, the company tests new technology and ideas about the future of the urban environment.

Shirakawa-go is famous for its gassho-zukuri farmhouses, which have steeply pitched thatched roofs to endure heavy snowfall.

Matt Ogawa, committee board member of SJ Obon Festival, gives back to his community by leading and organizing events that ensure traditions, stories and memories are passed down through ...

A constant fixture of National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek’s journey through rural Japan was the whirligig, or as he ...

In the early 1990s, Teng was forced to stop performing for health reasons. She died suddenly of an asthma attack on May 8, 1995, while on vacation in Chiang Mai, Thailand, at the age of 42. Perhaps ...

It can take weeks to land a coveted Monday night seat at the counter of Koma Sushi in Midwood, where it takes five sushi ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 finally hit store shelves on Thursday, eight years after the initial release of Japanese video-game maker Nintendo’s popular video game console. Even ...

By now, if you’ve spent any time at all on social media platforms researching Japan trips, you’ve probably seen your feed ...

Nagano Prefecture, known for its unique texture, savory flavor, and deep ties to rural life in Japan. Often enjoyed as a ...

Hirogami is a 3D action/platformer inspired by the ancient Japanese art of origami (paper folding). Hirogami invites players to a world where everything has been crafted to convey the physical, often ...