A couple of years ago, in the midst of typhoon season, my partner and I decided on a trip to Dogo Onsen bathhouse, one of Japan’s oldest and most famous hot ... or Himeji castles, two other highly ...

Explore the last remaining original Japanese castles, each steeped in rich history and stunning architecture. In this video, we dive into the stories behind these ancient fortresses and their ...

Japan-born Aldahoodi Mohammad Ziyad, who grew up in Palestine, is seen in the city of Kochi, on April 7, 2025. (Mainichi/Satoshi Kobayashi) KOCHI -- A 23-year-old man who was born in Japan and ...

Let’s take a look at how that came about and who made it happen. The origins of perhaps the most famous Japanese guitar brand, Ibanez, lie with its parent company, Hoshino. Matsujirou Hoshino ...

Benesse House Museum in Naoshima, Japan, has created a global movement of art hotels that are reshaping luxury accommodations ...

HIMEJI, Hyogo Prefecture--Himeji Castle is undoubtedly one of the best preserved feudal era castles in Japan, but visitors rarely get the opportunity to explore the entire medieval complex.

A famous haunting spectre has found itself 'caught on camera' in a castle right here in Britain by an unsuspecting tourist. The picture taken shows a cloaked white figure stood in a doorway's ...

A 400-year-old stone wall once part of Edo Castle, discovered only last year at what is now the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, is likely the castle’s oldest existing remnant ever unearthed ...

When Japanese shaved ice café Sakanoue first opened its pop-up at Isetan Scotts in 2023, Singaporeans flocked over in the hordes and created snaking queues that lasted hours. So crazy was the ...

Floating world: Hiroshige’s Seba from The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Highway (1830s) - The Trustees of the British Museum ...