Tokyo cherry blossoms bloom earlier than other Japan regions. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar. March 24, 2025 at 7:31 AM. ... The Imperial Palace’s Edo-era Chidiorgafuchi moat, however, ...

Shirakawa-go is known for its iconic gassho-zukuri farmhouses featuring steep thatched roofs, engineered to endure heavy snow. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it highlights traditional Japanese culture ...

Journey to Japan’s lesser-visited mountainous region, home to many distinctive traditional inns, within whose walls you can catch echoes of travellers past.

The city of Edo was home to over 1,000 refurbishing and recycling businesses. Everything was collected for reuse – the drippings of candle wax were remoulded, old metal pots were melted down ...

Japan's rainy season ended at the earliest date on record in the country's western regions, meteorologists said Friday, as ...

Edo Japan (Radio Edit) You're Dead to Me. Greg Jenner is joined in 17th-Century Japan by Dr Satona Suzuki and comedian Ahir Shah to learn all about the Edo period and the Tokugawa shogunate.

Revitalizing Japan’s Regions. Yuichi Seki Professor, Faculty of Policy Studies, Chuo University Areas of specialization: Administrative management, administrative reform. Read in Japanese.

An estimated 63 million people travel to Japan to see the cherry blossoms, spending around $2.7bn in the process, according to a 2019 estimate from Kansai University.