The traditional Misoma Hajime Sai ceremony, in which sacred trees are felled for timber to house Shinto deities at the famed ...

Trees have long occupied a sacred place in Japanese culture. In the fast pace of the 21st century, however, they're ...

Their strength lies in patience and the ancestral skills they bring to the workbench every day, working in the spirit of ...

Walk Japan’s five-day Nakasendo Way: The Kiso Road walk costs 256,000 yen (about $2642) a person twin share, and includes all ...

Last month, a reporter for weekly tabloid Shukan Bunshun found Nagano, 25, inviting an apparently drunk Tanaka, who is married, into her apartment in Minato Ward late at night on April 19. Nagano and ...

For the schedule of REB full board meetings, please see the calendar page on Nagano. Note that studies that are more than minimal risk are reviewed by the full board. Please enter your study in Nagano ...