Japan

Even in the most popular temples of Japan’s most beautiful city, there are dark corners where patrons can curse their enemies in Kyoto.

Yamagata isn’t the best known cherry blossom site in Japan, but it’s an area brimming with seasonal Tohoku charm well worth the visit.

For the Japan traveler who want to put a few miles beneath their boots, the intense seasonal beauty of Tohoku has plenty to offer adventure hungry travelers.

An intersection between the worlds of life and death, Osorezan is a landscape that rides the strange line between beauty and despair.

As a travel destination, Tohoku is booming, and if you find yourself in one of these six prefectures, you’ll want to try the local specialty to get in the spirit.

The beloved Tsukiji fish market will finally move to Toyosu in October, with a number of changes to this Tokyo travel favorite.

Winter may seem like a long way off, but if you want your best shot at the snow monsters of Mount Zao or the coolest villas in Niseko, now is the time to start planning.

For the travel who wants a little more culture in their Hakone holiday, these ryokans provide a balance of traditionalism, minimalism, and style for the luxury traveler.

There are only a few months a year for hikers can crawl up Mount Fuji, and this is how you do it.

The Shimanami Kaido takes cyclists over modern engineering marvels, through bucolic scenes of rural life in Japan, and to gateways of Japanese history.

Sushi is complicated. Travelers can’t just show up at a swank hotel and expect the best. To do Tokyo sushi properly, you need to know the city.

For the proper kaiseki experience, there is Kyoto. A city like nowhere else in the Land of the Rising Sun, the food here is deeply seasonal, highly cultural, and extremely delicate.