Periods including “fish emerge from the ice” in mid-February and “rainbows hide” in late November offer a framework for ...

“It looks like it will die,” Nishibori said of the cherry tree, “but it’s not going to die. The next spring, there will be ...

These themed trains in Japan include Pikachu, Hello Kitty, dinosaurs, and one specially dedicated to drinking sake.

The former imperial capital is both the symbol of Japan's temples and geishas and of globalized overtourism. And yet, blocks ...

While not a formal ban, the policy signals what many see as the beginning of a gradual phase-out of bamboo scaffolding in public-sector construction.

America the beautiful is a wonderland for nature lovers and hikers. Although most of the top-rated hikes are on the West Coast and in the Mountain West, the East Coast and even the Deep South and ...

America the beautiful is a wonderland for nature lovers and hikers. Although most of the top-rated hikes are on the West Coast and in the Mountain West, the East Coast and even the Deep South and ...

Beyond the bright lights of Tokyo or Kyoto lies the smallest and most seldom visited of Japan's four main islands, Shikoku. Here visitors will discover a quieter and more traditional Japan, and a ...

Another is built from bamboo ... reused across Japan. Better Co-being by SANAA and Hiroaki Miyata An ethereal canopy by SANAA can be found hidden amongst trees in the Forest of Tranquility ...