Rice paddies are a common sight in Japan, but the Hamanoura Rice Terrace looks more like something from Bali than the Japanese countryside. The stepped fields cascade down toward the Genkai Sea ...

Nara Japan offers beauty, history and deer encounters, and is especially gorgeous during cherry blossom season.

It such an iconic element they can be found at Japanese restaurants across the world. If you assumed the lanterns had a deep historical or cultural meaning, you would not be alone. But the truth ...