The city of Kobe's Ijinkan-gai (foreigners' house district) is a hillside neighborhood featuring European-style houses built ...

2025年初夏的足音已隐约可闻，如何避开人潮汹涌的热门景点，去扶桑找寻一片心灵的宁馨之地？怎样给即将来临的炎炎盛夏，送上一份迄今为止未曾得到的清凉？本次精心挑选了五个“尚未广为人知”的日本小众旅游胜地，从列岛之北逐渐向南，循序铺开，特别推荐给热爱自由 ...

和中国学校的“毕业典礼”不同，日本学生的毕业被称为“毕业式”（そつぎょうしき）。在日本文化中，仪式感（ぎしきかん）占据着重要地位。而日语中的“式”（しき）一词常用于表示 ...

The Tama-no-yu bath for women features beautifully tiled walls. I love hot springs. This was not always the case—my upbringing was a tad prudish, and naked communal bathing took some getting used to.

The Asamiya district of Shigaraki in Shiga Prefecture proved to be ideal for tea cultivation, giving rise to 1200 years of tea-growing culture. (Photo courtesy of Shoryuen) The town of Shigaraki, now ...

位在東京與名古屋之間的靜岡縣，近年來逐漸成為追求特色住宿與美食體驗旅客的奢華旅遊目的地，跟著我們在茶園中體驗特製美饌，再到隱身山林小屋裡享受精緻晚宴。 近年來在日本經常可見 ...

“壽司蛋糕” 是最近這幾年在日本興起的風潮，我相信聽過這個名詞的人應該還不算多。第一次聽到這個詞，還以為是做得像壽司形狀的蛋糕，那就沒什麼稀奇了，日本人連毛巾都可以做成壽司 ...

Japan's Three-Star Road is home to a host of Michelin-recognized sites and wonders, comprising a compact area that covers four prefectures. With the new Three-Star Ticket option, exploring this ...

Mt. Mihara is an active volcano on a nearby island with a fascinating history, superb seafood, hot spring baths, and welcoming local people. It can be climbed on a day trip from central Tokyo, but you ...

A Texan living in Tokyo and former salaryman now working as a teacher and actor. Fulfilling the American stereotype by eating his monthly quota of hamburgers. Long time gamer with a big interest in ...

Alice has lived and worked in Japan for close to 25 years. She studied Japanese art at Princeton University and translates for museums throughout Japan. Her popular column in The Japan Times, which ...