Japan In Focus

OSHU, Iwate — The pounding of taiko drums reverberated throughout a hall in Oshu, Iwate Prefectur...

CHICHIBU, Saitama — On a day in late May, I visited a facility in central Chichibu, Saitama Prefe...

OSAKA/HAMADA, Shimane — Fifty-five giant serpents gave a spectacular performance at the Osaka-Kan...

OGUNI, Kumamoto — A shark-attack movie was filmed on the steam-filled streets of hot spring resor...

UTAZU, Kagawa — The home of a late cinephile in Utazu, Kagawa Prefecture, has been reborn as a co...

KUSATSU, Shiga — The tourism and local products association of the city of Kusatsu, Shiga Prefect...

NAGASAKI — A group of divers worked to remove fishing nets and other marine debris, which pose se...

NAGOYA — Twenty skateboarders recently performed at the Osu shopping street in Naka Ward, Nagoya,...

SHIROISHI, Miyagi — A festival to introduce visitors to baikamo, or Japanese water crowfoot, an a...

Across the road from Ikebukuro Station’s east exit, nostalgic-looking shop signs jut out over the...

MUGI, Tokushima — A British man is preparing to open a guesthouse on an island in Tokushima Prefe...

AMAMI, Kagoshima — A circular geometric pattern was found this year on the seabed off the course ...

KYOTO — Well-proportioned wooden tubs, called “oke” in Japanese, are built with unparalleled prec...

OSAKA — A little turtle was found living in an artificial pond in front of the Belgian Pavilion a...

KUSHIRO, Hokkaido — A race was held at Kushiro Airport in Kushiro, Hokkaido, on June 14, with abo...