Tohoku

Japan is one of the most plugged-in nations in the world. There aren’t many places in this fiber-optic country where you are trul...

On March 11, 2011, the most powerful earthquake in Japan's history triggered a massive tsunami that devastated the Tohoku region....

Hokkaido is the most northern island in Japan, yet it is so different from the main island of Honshu, that in some ways it feels ...

They say good farmers make good cooks, and one step onto the narrow side street that is the Sendai Asaichi Market makes it clear ...

The Zao and Azuma mountain ranges lie on the border of Miyagi, Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures. This Tohoku ride offer...

Travelers who can get beyond the name will find the mountains in western Fukushima filled with beautiful scenery, excellent ski r...

“If you build it they will come…” This famous quote from the movie “Field of Dreams” could just as easily be attributed to the lo...

“Mine has been a life of much shame” -Dazai Osamu, 1948 (From his book No Longer Human, or Ningen Shikkaku)   Hardly ...