Journey to Japan’s lesser-visited mountainous region, home to many distinctive traditional inns, within whose walls you can ...

Escape the crowds and discover a quieter Japan at these 12 hotels, from mountaintop ryokan to island hideaways.

Located deep within Kyushu’s Shimabara Peninsula, this hot spring town offers dramatic scenery worth the effort it takes to ...

Kumano Hongu Shrine Spring Festival, held every year from April 13 to 15, is one of the most important Shinto events in Wakayama Prefecture. It takes place at Kumano Hongu Shrine, one of the Three ...

On a trip to Canada back in February, I gently tried to read the room on Trump, tariffs and the idea of becoming the 51st US ...