Our cyclist travels three large rivers in central Japan: the Kiso, the Nagara and the Ibi. He explores unique cultures related to the rivers, like cormorant fishing and an exciting float festival.

to travel between the country’s two most important strongholds via a series of navigable alpine passes. Today, as Japan continues to break tourism records, charting higher and higher numbers of ...

Rescue workers in Japan searched Monday for three people who went missing in or near rivers swollen by heavy rains last week that left one person dead and dozens injured. A man in his 60s who ...

However, the number of salmon in Japan has sharply declined in recent years due to rising sea temperatures caused by global warming. While around 70 million salmon returned to Japanese rivers each ...