Tucked among the trees in Yufuin, one of Oita Prefecture’s famous hot spring towns, is the combined cafe and reading space of Yufuin Bungaku no Mori (literally “Yufuin Forest of Literature”) that is ...

A list of Japan’s three-day weekends plus two vacation periods to dodge if you want to miss the crowds and high prices.

New Year's in Japan usually involves lots of food and special dishes, so how did our handful of single guys celebrate this year?

Japanese menu are for safety reasons. A complicated aspect of Japan’s inbound foreign tourism boom is, ironically, that some of the most simple pleasures in Japan are proving extremely popular with ...

Japan’s young adult foreign national population is soaring while its ethnically Japanese counterpart is shrinking.

Technical expertise ranks far below other qualities Japanese workers want in a boss.

The infamous Enako Ring turns into a road as fans swarm venue to catch a glimpse of her.

Lucky bags, also known as “fukubukuro” in Japanese, are a really fun New Year’s tradition that puts a little zing into holiday shopping. These bags contain an assortment of goods from a certain store ...

Up until now, the highest price paid for an ichiban maguro was 333.6 million yen (US$2.18 million), in 2019. Prices plummeted during the pandemic but began climbing back up in 2023, and on Monday the ...

However, Central Japan Railway Company, AKA JR Central, and also AKA JR Tokai, is giving travelers something to look forward to later this year, as they’ve announced the date for when private booths ...

Will Ikuna go big or go home with her New Year’s feast this year?

Whether you’re looking for a new love or to take an existing one to the next level, the gods are ready to help you at these four Shinto spots.