Kokusai-dori, the “International Street,” is Naha’s mile-long main artery and the easiest place to feel the pulse of modern Okinawa. Souvenir shops, izakaya, music bars and street food stalls run

Your complete Kyoto travel guide: top temples, the bamboo grove, Gion, and how to plan an itinerary around the city’s best sights.

A complete travel guide to Lake Ashi in Hakone, famous for its pirate ships, lakeside shrine torii, and Mount Fuji views.

The mountains above Nikko hold some of Japan’s finest natural scenery. Lake Chuzenji, formed by an ancient volcanic eruption, sits high in the highlands beside the thundering Kegon Falls, and

Matsumoto Castle is one of Japan’s finest surviving fortresses and a designated National Treasure. Nicknamed the Crow Castle for its striking black walls, it is one of only a handful

Matsumoto is the home town of the world-renowned artist Yayoi Kusama, and the Matsumoto City Museum of Art celebrates her bold, polka-dotted vision alongside other local artists. With eye-catching outdoor

Matsumoto, in the mountains of Nagano, is a handsome castle town and the gateway to the Northern Japan Alps. It pairs one of the country’s finest original castles with atmospheric

Matsushima Bay, dotted with around 260 tiny pine-clad islands, is celebrated as one of the Three Views of Japan, the classical trio of the country’s most beautiful scenery. Just half

Minato Mirai 21 is Yokohama’s gleaming waterfront district, a planned area of skyscrapers, shopping malls, museums, and a seaside amusement park. At its centre rises the Landmark Tower, for years

As one of the first Japanese ports opened to foreign trade, Hakodate wears its international history openly. The Motomachi district climbing the slopes of Mount Hakodate and the red-brick warehouses