Unlike many shrines, Kashihara Jingu is bare of paint. That absence of colour as well as the massive wooden pillars and ...

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The ultimate design-lover's guide to where to stay, what to eat, and the sites you can't miss in the historic Japanese city.

A building here whose exterior is reminiscent of an ancient Greek temple houses a wooden structure often seen inside ...

Walk through Japan’s energetic urban heart and see a vibrant, creative culture that bounced back from war and natural disaster. Pedestrians, shoppers, and people-watchers stroll on Chuo-dori in ...

In a bid to attract visitors frustrated by Japan’s crowds, one coastal corner of Fukui prefecture offers genuine connection with locals over Japan's usual tourist tropes.

Japanese joinery is an iconic aspect of traditional architecture in the Asian country, but Japan's many automakers have also ...

Extending 100km northwards into the Sea of Japan in central Honshu, the Noto Peninsula is a landscape of seaside rice paddies, small-scale ... the revered Shinto shrine Keta Taisha, whose ancient ...

Awaji Island is an ideal cycling destination located in Japan's picturesque Inland Sea. It is the legendary birthplace of ...

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