Hino in western Tokyo is known for irrigation canals and its past as a rice cultivating center during the Edo period. The fertile lands gave rise to the men who would form the legendary Shinsengumi.

Life in Tokyo, whether business or pleasure, revolves around trains and rail stations. Experts say that's no accident.

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Katsuo-ji offers visitors two different types of Darumas: the Kachi-Daruma, the classic doll known as “the winning Daruma” ...

A miso soup shows the ingenuity of Jewish cooks in Japan, who adapt traditional dishes with local ingredients.

Noah Riffee, a University of Wyoming international studies student from Laramie, has been selected as a Youth Ambassador by ...