Japan’s population crisis is already turning rural villages into ghost towns, with millions of homes left empty across the ...

From a former prison island in Vietnam and a hidden corner of Morocco to remote Himalayan trails and a mountain kingdom inside South Africa, these are the places to escape the crowds before everyone ...

And while its capital, Tokyo, is a must-visit for first-timers, Japan has so much more to offer travelers of all types, from cherry blossoms to white sand beaches to soothing onsen (hot spring spas).

Group tours can be great value, so why not try a scenic Alaska cruise and an epic tour of the Silk Road countries ...

Ask the Japanese what makes Enoshima so popular with couples and they’ll probably mention the legend of local patron goddess Benzaiten and her affair with a five-headed dragon. But you don’t need ...

Nestled deep within the Chubu Sangaku National Park, Kamikochi is a high-altitude plateau that sits roughly 1,500 meters above sea level. It serves as the ultimate natural air conditioner, where ...

Osaka borders four other prefectures. To the north, there’s picture-perfect Kyoto; to the east, the peaceful, popular and spiritual Nara; to the south, there’s the rugged coastline of Wakayama; and to ...

Summer in Tokyo may be a time of scorching heat, but it’s also one of the city’s most vibrant seasons with fireworks, traditional festivals and dancing in the streets. These lively events undoubtedly ...

Japanese people have a long history of eating tofu, a filling food that always goes well with a drink. It is made simply by grinding and cooking soybeans, before extracting and solidifying the soymilk ...

This is a trip from the 2026 summer season. Since I went touring along the Seto Inland Sea in Shikoku in the summer of 2024, this time I decided to carry out a tour moving along the coast of the ...