Yamaguchi Prefecture, at the western tip of Honshu, holds two of western Japan's most extraordinary sights: Akiyoshido, the largest limestone cave in…
Tucked into the mountains of Yamagata, Zao offers one of Japan's most remarkable winter spectacles — the famous juhyo "snow monsters," frost-encased…
The Izu Peninsula is one of Japan's most underrated escapes — just under two hours from Tokyo, this scenic finger of land…
Gokayama is one of Japan's most enchanting hidden gems — a remote cluster of mountain villages in Toyama Prefecture where centuries-old thatched…
Sakurajima is one of the world's most active volcanoes, sitting just across Kagoshima Bay from Kyushu's southern capital — and a ¥250…
Morioka is Iwate's underrated capital — a small, walkable Tohoku city named one of the world's best places to visit by The…
Complete guide to Ouchi-juku, a perfectly preserved Edo-period post town in Fukushima Prefecture with thatched-roof houses, negi soba eaten with a long…
Complete guide to Japan's Fuji Five Lakes (Fujigoko) in Yamanashi: Lake Kawaguchiko, Yamanakako, Saiko, Shojiko and Motosuko. How to get from Tokyo,…
Hagi is a UNESCO-listed castle town on the Sea of Japan coast of Yamaguchi Prefecture. Its surviving Edo-era streets, samurai houses, 400-year…
Mount Aso in Kumamoto is one of the world's largest active volcanic calderas, home to five smoking peaks, vast grasslands, and some…
