Comprehensive chronology (timeline) of significant developments and events from 2011 to 2022 related to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics…

So you want to be a volunteer at the Olympics and/or Paralympics? Good for you! I wrote this FAQ to…

Among wildlife photographers outside Japan, the two most sought-after wildlife subjects in Japan are the tancho red-crowned cranes (in Hokkaido)…

Way up near the northern tip of Hokkaido is a pair of small islands called Rebun and Rishiri. It’s one…

Mt. Fuji is basically synonymous with Shizuoka Prefecture and vice versa, although it also belongs to Yamanashi Prefecture. Since the…

Ikaho Onsen is a hot spring town about 2.5 hours by bus from Tokyo (Buster Shinjuku bus terminal in Shinjuku…

Nyuto Onsen is a remote, hot spring enclave in the mountains along a river. There’s a variety of hot spring…

Over half a century ago in 1970, Japan held the biggest and grandest world exposition the world had ever seen.…