Travel

Not far from Kyoto, there’s a village that has been dedicated to the traditional craft of washi papermaking for more than 800 years. Kurotani village is lulled in quiet nature, with streams of clear water running down along the streets, between old Japanese houses. It is in one of these streams that we find Horie Sato, knee deep in water, treading...

Nagano’s mountains can be seen from everywhere in Nagano City. One in particular kept luring me to come on over, with its forested hills, dots of farms and residences, and a red roofed top of a shrine or temple. But there weren’t any visible ways to reach it.

No one quite does cute like Japan. 
 
And what could be cuter than a sticker sheet of your own face? 
 
If you agree with that statement, then purikura is perfect for you.
 

With headliners from The Cure and Beck to SIA and Chance the Rapper, Japan’s two big summer music gatherings are sure to draw a crowd once again this year.

You are stationed in Japan for the first time. You just got your government driver’s license, purchased a car at the lemon lot, filed all the proper paperwork and paid road taxes.
And now you’re revved up to drive off base and explore Japan.

Monkey Island, or Sarushima in Japanese, is the largest uninhabited natural island in Tokyo Bay. The island is located a mile off Yokosuka Naval Base and is considered by locals to be the symbol of the city.