I visited Japan's Izu Peninsula, and discovered delicious seafood, stunning coastal scenery, and relaxing onsens.

and their surrounding forest landscape reflect a persistent and extraordinarily well-documented tradition of sacred mountains over 1,200 years. The area, with its abundance of streams, rivers and ...

The Japanese coined the phrase forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, in 1982, when the nation's forestry ministry made relaxing among trees part of its national public health program. Forests blanket ...

The graceful stems grow in different widths and flow in gorgeous waterfall-like cascades. As with other Japanese forest grasses, Sunny Delight requires nutrient-rich soil and plenty of shade for ...

Beginning in the 17th century, the Nakasendo trail connected Kyoto and Edo, now modern-day Tokyo. Along this path, 69 designated post towns operated as resting stations where weary travelers could ...

In just about every pamphlet I obtained regarding Shirakami-Sanchi, I kept reading about Philipp Franz von Siebold’s beech, a native Japanese tree. Siebold? I muttered to myself, “Who is this ...

At under 800 meters, closer to the ocean, is the laurel forest zone with banyan trees and Japanese red oak. So, a wide climatic range--from subarctic to subtropical climates--exists on one small ...

and Japanese-speaking tour guides. Situated in the Tochigi Nature Reserve, Naoc provides gorgeous views of crystal-clear water and untouched mountains as the backdrop for your action-packed adventure ...