Not every Nekojima is on the ocean, though, as Okishima is actually a floating island in the middle of Lake Biwa, the largest freshwater depository in Japan. With just 350 residents, the fishing ...

Takigyo, or waterfall meditation, is a rare practice that samurai and ascetic Japanese Buddhists and Shintoists engaged in for centuries. There are several places around Japan where visitors can join ...

A must stop for anyone interested in the battle is the Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum, a 10-minute walk from Sekigahara Station. Opened in 2020, this state-of-the-art museum includes ...

與華人社會一個很大的不同點是，日本雖然也有所謂的「學區」，家長卻普遍較不瘋所謂的「學區房」。在台灣時不時可以見到建商打出鄰近知名學府，優質學區等等的建案，在日本幾乎很少見到此類廣告詞。

For the next thousand years, Japanese paper folding was largely restricted to religious ceremonial use, as paper was expensive. However, paper-making was one of the many industries that flourished ...

图：装载着五颜六色的口香糖球的机器 扭蛋机最初导入日本时，主流机型玩一次的价格是10日元，到了1973年因为石油危机涨价到20日元以上，再之后为了保障商品的质量，100日元的机型变成了常见款，现如今常见的机型有200、300日元款式的，偶尔还能找到一些豪华款的500日元机型，而100日元的扭蛋机 ...

秋天每次出行只知道去岚山、高尾山这种人人皆知的景点？在秋天出行高峰去的话，常常只能体验到什么叫人山人海，感受到的也就是换个背景的涩谷十字路口——放眼望去漫山遍野都是人。其实还有很多自然风光绝佳的地方。这就让我们一起来走进日本最大的高原湿地吧！

Architect and long-time Japan resident Azby Brown is the author of Small Spaces: Stylish Ideas for Making More of Less in the Home.In these excerpts from that seminal book, he offers some timeless ...

The city of Kobe's Ijinkan-gai (foreigners' house district) is a hillside neighborhood featuring European-style houses built for foreign residents more than a century ago. They are now a prime tourist ...

看酒精度數 首先這種氣泡酒可以按酒精分類，分成三大類： ①酒精含量7%以上：適合酒量好，並且比較能夠接受酒精味道的人 ②酒精含量在5~6%左右：一般偶爾會喝點酒的人都能夠接受，酒味比起高度數的來說也要淡很多 ③酒精含量在4%及以下：很像甜甜的氣泡飲，不過不常喝酒的人喝了以後還是會 ...

Yes, that’s right. Bear attacks and encounters were such a popular news item in the Land of the Rising Sun last year, it was almost comparable to COVID-19 and Trump updates. Bear encounters have been ...

More than just a veranda, the engawa is an extension of living space that connects us to the outdoors that literally lets us breathe. Many cultures have porches, verandas, or balconies, all of which ...