From hidden temples to lively festivals, old tales to everyday scenes - stories, photos, and videos of the Japan that lives between the headlines and the guidebooks.
Tokyo was often hit by heavy flooding. The Old Iwabuchi Watergate and the Arakawa Floodway project helped keep the city...
In Japan, you can often see Jizo statues on the grounds of temples or by the side of the road. But in this temple, you c...
If climbing Mt. Fuji is too much of a challenge, there is always an alternative — a miniature replica of Japan’s tallest...
Let’s explore one of the oldest Western-style residential buildings in Tokyo that still exist.
Is time travel possible? Let’s do an experiment at this old station in Yokohama.
An old brick bridge, originally built as a floodgate, has been standing inconspicuously in Tokyo for over 100 years.
What do horses, an abandoned building, and U.S. military have in common? Read this report from a hill on the outskirts o...
The tempting smell of ramen, a river covered in petals of sakura, and a 600 year old tree. What more can you wish for a...
People in Tokyo are very familiar with the landmark Rainbow Bridge but not so many seem to know that you can walk across...
A pair of bulky, centuries-old statues. Red paper covering. What’s this all about?
Old, retro-looking Showa places are sometimes used as filming locations. Nogata Bunka Market in Tokyo’s Nakano ward is n...
Laundromats don’t have to be boring. One man turned them into a place where you can see famous people. Read the story be...