Japan's Izu Peninsula is home to delicious seafood, beautiful coastal scenery, and relaxing hot springs. Here's how to plan a visit.

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Planning to visit Japan’s shrines and temples? Here’s what goshuin are and how to get your first stamp. Everyone says “new year, new me,” but how many people can honestly say they’ve kept up their new ...

Western Japan’s Chugoku and Shikoku regions are an antidote to overtourism. Yes, Hiroshima is a deservedly popular destination, but branch out from there and Chugoku offers a tantalizing mix of ...

During my first week in Japan 26 years ago, one of the first things I did was visit Miyajima in Hiroshima Prefecture. I knew little about Shinto and nothing about Miyajima, except that the whole ...

Next time you go to Japan take Miko along to help you plan your vacation and see the sights. Miko is a super-smart chatbot, which is fueled by artificial intelligence (AI) and designed to take the ...

You've always wanted your picture with a celebrity. A new iPhone app lets you pose with one of Japan's biggest: Hello Kitty. Open the Visit Japan with Hello Kitty app while on your trip there, and it ...

The origins of the respective parties and who backs them — rather than left-right labels — are more consistent indicators of ...