Sometimes called the wettest place in Japan due to its high volume of rainfall, Yakushima also enjoys several fantastic ...

Here, visitors can experience a centuries-old Buddhist ritual called takigyo, or waterfall ... “Japanese cuisine is a visual feast to be enjoyed with the eyes and a sense of the season. That’s ...

Priests dressed in traditional attire beat wooden boards with willow branches in front of a waterfall in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 8, 2025, during a ritual at the ...