A look at the traditional farmhouses now commonly called kominka—“old folk dwellings”—a name that underscores their age. They ...

A journey that links the bustling heart of Tokyo with a small community on the city’s mountainous western fringe reveals the ...

As I walked toward the center of the cascading waterfalls, severe coldness gripped my feet, and the rhythmic chants of a Shinto priest disappeared under the sounds of torrents pounding the rocky ...

Helpful signposts show the way along the Ohechi route. It is the end of the first day of a three-day hike following the course of an ancient pilgrimage route along the coast of Japan and everything is ...

Sakura tea is slightly salty and a very typical drink for celebrations such as weddings in Japan. The flower unfolds in the hot water and adds beauty to the elegant flavor of the cherry blossoms.

日本尾濑国立公园横跨了日本群马、福岛、新泻、枥木四县，是日本最大的高原湿地公园。因为其特别的地质和气候，在那里你可以看到各式各样的花草鸟兽，日本有些学校每年都会组织学生去 ...

For the next thousand years, Japanese paper folding was largely restricted to religious ceremonial use, as paper was expensive. However, paper-making was one of the many industries that flourished ...

Bread first came to Japan through Portuguese traders and missionaries in the mid-16th century. However, Christianity was banned in the early 17th century, and any toehold bread had made went with it.

雖然台灣也有所謂的路隊，讓小學生自己上下學，但通常多集中在家裡離學校真的很近的學生，或是中高年級生，低年級生一般還是多由家長接送。這一點在日本則不太一樣，日本的家長從小孩 ...

To understand what happoshu (発泡酒) is, we first have to go back to Japan's Beer Tax Law. Introduced in 1901, the law required breweries meet certain production volume requirements in order to obtain a ...

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%BA%90%E6%B0%8F Japanese commoners had no official surnames all the way until the Meiji Restoration (1868), meaning the acquisition ...

Photo courtesy of Koyama Honke Shuzo Co., Ltd. Nada Hamafukutsurugura Sake production in the Nada area dates back to the Edo period (1603–1868), making it a “newcomer” to the industry. But Nada soon ...