About 419 miles northeast of Aharen Beach (an overlooked Japanese gem rivaling the Maldives) lies a secluded island perfect ...

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 ...

Embark on an exploration of six of the world’s most breathtaking forests, each offering unique landscapes, rich biodiversity, ...

Set in the dense forests of the Kii Mountains overlooking the Pacific Ocean, three sacred sites - Yoshino and Omine, Kumano Sanzan, Koyasan - linked by pilgrimage routes to the ancient capital cities ...

A forest fire, which started last Wednesday, continues to spread behind houses in Ofunato, northern Japan (Kyodo News via AP) Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and ...

Hiroshi Senju is a contemporary Japanese painter best known for his large-scale monochromatic depictions of waterfalls. His works are based in the tradition of Japanese landscape painting, while also ...

Scientists say Japanese eels can likely climb a waterfall that drops 46 meters, a finding that could offer clues in helping to combat dwindling numbers of the endangered species. Eel numbers are ...