The mikoshi procession is the sacred heart of Gion Matsuri, enacting the movement of divine spirits into the city to bless ...

The Tottori Sand Dunes give you a slice of a different planet in Japan, with its expansive sand patches alongside the Sea of Japan. In autumn, they serve as a quiet place for a stroll or camel-ride.

For an adventure in the sand dunes As Japan’s least populated prefecture, Tottori promises solitude—and stunning sand dunes. These vast, wind-sculpted formations along the Sea of Japan have existed ...

May is an excellent time of year to visit Japan, with notable festivals to experience and mild weather to make sightseeing more comfortable. Plus, it's less crowded than other seasons so getting ...

Here’s a round-up of some 2025 Golden Week events in Japan that offer the perfect chance to explore, unwind and have a little fun. From lively street festivals and traditional samurai parades to craft ...

I can hear distant meows as I follow Fuji, paper chōchin lantern in hand, to a nearby Inari Shrine populated by fox statues. As she tells us another story about a mother coming back from the ...

Cherry Blossom Season in Japan Generally, in Japan, sakura trees bloom starting in late March, but it can also vary regionally. For example, sakura usually blooms in Tokyo in late March, but in ...

Covering 500 miles (800 kilometers) from Tokyo to Hiroshima, what’s become known as the Golden Route of Japanese tourism connects many of Japan’s most popular destinations. There’s Hakone ...

The enormous sand dunes on the Tottori coast have an otherworldly quality. The surreal scenery was the inspiration for Kōbō Abe's 1962 novel (and later film) "The Woman in the Dunes ...

TOTTORI -- A snow crab fetched a top price of 1.5 million yen (about $9,800) in the season's first auction at a port here on Nov. 7, the day after the･･･ ...

This was Ishiba’s fifth attempt at leading the LDP in his 38-year-long political career. The 67-year-old began his election campaign at Shinto shrine in rural Tottori prefecture, from where he was ...

Launching his campaign at a Shinto shrine in rural Tottori prefecture, where his father was governor and where Ishiba began his political career at the height of Japan's fast growing bubble ...