Japan is known for its hot springs; Nagato Yumoto is a lesser-known town to visit for relaxation in the steamy waters.

many Japanese will swear their fealty to one that’s off the beaten track – the garden at the Adachi Museum of Art in bucolic Shimane prefecture, a three-hour train trip from Osaka. The US ...

GOTSU, Shimane Prefecture--The view from a tiny observation deck on a small hill reveals a landscape of red-tiled roofs, a white sandy beach and the vast blue expanse of the sea. This scenic vista ...

Every region of Japan celebrates autumn’s arrival in its own way. Matsue, the capital of Shimane Prefecture, heralds the season with three major festivals between September and October. Each festival ...

The torii gateways of Motonosumi Shrine in Yamaguchi Prefecture. To the north of Hiroshima, the Chugoku region continues in the prefectures of Shimane and Tottori, which like Yamaguchi offer ...

IZUMO, Shimane Prefecture--Five new hydrangea species developed here are so sought after in the Tokyo metropolitan area that flower fans there call them "phantoms" since they sell out so fast you ...

The Chugoku Yamanami Highway, which connects Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture to Matsue in Shimane Prefecture, has played a crucial role in regional development since its full opening on March 22 ...

Aircraft from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, near Hiroshima, are “causing anxiety to the locals” by flying at low altitudes, a spokesman for Shimane prefecture’s Disaster Prevention and ...

White frogs were discovered one after another in rice fields in Shimane Prefecture between June and July. They were one Schlegel's green tree frog and two Japanese tree frogs that are all "albinos ...

Yoshida is nestled back in the mountains of Shimane Prefecture in central Japan, abutting the ever-turbulent Sea of Japan. For nearly 700 years, workers around Yoshida made jewel steel in places ...