Japan's festivals light up the year with color, crowd, and culture. From timeless rituals to modern celebrations, these ...

By taking international solo trips without my children at least once a year for two weeks, I am able to be a better mom and a ...

ISE, Japan (AP) — Deep in the forests of the Japanese Alps, Shinto priests keep watch as woodsmen dressed in ceremonial white chop their axes into two ancient cypress trees, timing their swings so ...

I’ve been going to Japan every year for quite a while now, but I never get tired of a plate of sashimi this gorgeous. This was just the first of many courses at the fabulous Yamadaya, an izakaya near ...