In Japan, going into the mountains to view autumn leaves has been a custom for more than 1,000 years. 14:44 Japan has many places famous for their beautiful fall colors.

This article was published in the Autumn 2024 issue of Litterae Populi. The full issue can be found here.Hokkaido University has a student group ...

Deep in the southern reaches of Japan, where the Pacific Ocean meets ... The entrance fee to the forest is 500 yen (about $4) per person at the time of writing. In the heart of the "Mononoke ...

Every fall, visitors flock to Tochigi Prefecture to experience the stunning koyo (autumn foliage) in Nikko ... the first shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate known for reunifying Japan. History isn’t all ...

A new study recently found that 63 million people travel to and within Japan to witness the breathtaking spectacle of cherry ...

In Japan, fruits that line storefronts remind us of the seasons. As the season changes from summer to autumn, every fruit bears a story. On a remote southern island, merchants gather at a fruit ...

The main hall of Kiyomizudera temple in Kyoto and surrounding maple trees are lit up during a test lighting on Nov. 17, a day before the start of the special autumn nighttime viewing. The beam of ...

The Financial Times visits with Autumn de Forest who has been touted as a “prodigy” and promoted by the Park West Gallery, better known for its program of auctions on cruise ships that have provoked ...

Smoke rises from a wildfire in the hills of Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Thursday. Photo by Jiji Press/EPA-EFE Advertisement ...

During autumn, the time for pickling and preserving fish and sweet potatoes, Ichiko begins reaping rice and recalls her departure five years before.