From a traditional Japanese village to the music capital of Ireland, these small towns have all the beauty and charm you ...

Among them is the small city of Sabae, in Fukui prefecture, about a 3.5-hour train ride from Tokyo. It’s widely known as ...

From visiting a rural onsen to losing yourself in under the neon lights of an arcade, these are the best experiences in Japan ...

Nara City (the capital of the eponymous prefecture of Nara) is home to a little over 367,000 people and is located just 20 ...

A small town in Japan that got international attention for its controversial decision to block a popular view of Mount Fuji has quietly reversed its decision.

The “patchwork landscape” of farmland and trees that enchanted so many throughout Japan and abroad has brought ... giant sightseeing buses in the small town also meant traffic jams.

a town on the smallest of Japan’s four main islands known for its paper industry. “If we don’t have the people we can’t make products and we can’t turn a profit. We’ll go under.

Hockey Town, Japan 17-year-old Miyu Hasegawa lives in Okuizumo, Shimane Prefecture, a quiet town in the mountains of western Japan. It has a population of 12,000. At first glance, it seems like ...