Summer

Enjoy these fireworks festivals held throughout Japan this summer and autumn.

Summer time in the Tohoku Region is the time of year when the normally quiet and tranquil communities of the north explode in vib...

Clark Little made a splash in 2009 when he self-published “The Shorebreak Art of Clark Little.” The coffee-table book, with forew...

When a Buddhist monk visited an isolated part of the Iwate coast 350 years ago, he saw it much as it remains today, a peaceful in...

Joshinetsu National Park, which includes Shiga Kogen, is located in Honshu’s rugged mountainous interior. Signs of human activity...

Explore Onna with clear views from above and below the colorful sea.  The Onna Coastline stretches nearly 30-kilomete...

Mt. Fuji Satoyama Vacation is a beautiful retreat site, luxurious camping facility and ecotourism hub centered around the Jap...

On the last Sunday of each month, the port of Manazuru booms with life. Tucked amongst the fishing boats is a festive cluster...