In each city, we’ll hold a reception where guests can learn more about Nagano, with a focus on nature and food. One-third of U.S. tourists who visit Japan are from California, so this area is ...

AN instructive physiographic map or diagram of Japan on a scale of about 80 miles ... The Inland Sea forms a notable area of depression in this zone.

Straddling four tectonic plates, Japan’s landscape buckles and ruptures ... Called Yanbaru, this UNESCO-listed national park area is home to endangered and endemic species including the ...

Japan’s countryside offers a serene escape ... this hidden paradise is a haven for nature lovers. Hiking trails wind through stunning vistas, offering a peaceful retreat from city life.

Shikoku has a quiet, but profound presence in Japan's archipelago ... understand why people have been visiting for centuries. The area has long been a sacred spot for Shugendo (mountain asceticism ...

Sakuragawa (Japan) (AFP) – When nature calls, Masana Izawa has followed the same routine for more than 50 years: heading out to the woods in Japan, dropping his pants and doing as bears do.

But you can give faeces back to nature so that organisms in the soil ... "Fundo-shi" ("poop-soil master") Izawa is something of a celebrity in Japan, publishing books, delivering lectures and ...

Hibiki, meaning ‘resonance’ in Japanese, celebrates a profound harmony with nature encapsulated in ‘Monozukuri’ – Japanese craftsmanship. Three generations of master blenders have ...

But you can give faeces back to nature so that organisms in the soil ... "Fundo-shi" ("poop-soil master") Izawa is something of a celebrity in Japan, publishing books, delivering lectures and ...