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Kansai has been long known for its excellent cuisine, from Kyoto’s refined kyō-ryori dishes to the famous wagyū beef of Kobe, Shi...

Kumano Kodo is a series of ancient pilgrimage routes leading to Kumano Sanza, the three grand shrines in the Kumano Region—Kumano...

Nestled in a wooded corner of the Shizuoka Exercise Park, the Shizuoka Organic Festival might be difficult to find if it weren’t ...

Nestled in Central Japan is a charming town preserving traditional crafts, historical streets and authentic Japanese countryside ...

A powder pocket, sitting smack dab on the border of Nagano and Niigata prefectures, has recently become a hot spot for snow lover...

Niseko draws thousands of visitors each year to Japan’s northernmost island in search of the steep and deep. Yet when these famed...

A sleepy ski town and hot spring village in northern Nagano Prefecture has become an unexpected hot spot for craft beer love...

This Nagano brewery started out as a public/private joint venture back in 1994. The first two decades brought uneven success. Ini...