Cultural Crossroads, is a 10-day, nine-night easy walking journey through two historic west Kyushu prefectures long known as ...

A walking tour can be the best way to explore Japan, following the footsteps of pilgrims & exploring wilderness trails, encountering Zen gardens & onsen baths, historic temples and tea houses. It ...

Usu shrine in Kunisaki, Japan. Walk Japan has added seven new tours in Japan this year that include guided and self-guided options for travelers. Photo Credit: Walk Japan Walk Japan has added seven ...

Walk Japan has launched seven new tours to celebrate the reopening of the country after COVID-19. The tours provide a range of intimate experiences of the countryside, society, culture and heritage of ...

But the small yellow and white shapes dotted through the road are stones, and our guide, Kaori Irwin, explains that they show we’re on the Nakasendo Way. And I have to take a beat to take it in. Here ...

MANILA, Philippines — Since 1992, a Japan-based walking tour company has launched several tours off the beaten path. Walk Japan, an independently owned and managed walking tour company, has been at ...

Few people know about Japan’s 88 Temple Pilgrimage, but this centuries-old Japanese journey blends spiritual practice, cultural insights and immersion into nature. When most people think about famous ...

A monk makes his way through the rain in the town of Narai on the historic Nakasendo. Photo Credit: Mark Edward Harris Every step the 17th century haiku poet and traveler Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) took ...

In March, when the massive earthquake and devastating tsunami hit Japan, Plymouth resident Jerrine Wire Egloff was visiting her daughter, Ellie, who lives about 100 miles from the epicenter of the ...