A Japan Meteorological Agency panel says no noticeable seismic activity has been observed in areas where a Nankai Trough ...

The Japanese Dog Preservation Society, Nihon-ken Hozonkai, was created to maintain and preserve six specific native Japanese dog breeds. This organization is similar to the American Kennel Club (AKC) ...

A Ukrainian woman working in Japan after leaving her war-torn homeland recounted her experience walking the Buddhist pilgrimage routes in･･･ ...

As Japan's dwindling population increasingly migrates to cities, 450 rural schools close each year. Now, some are being ...

The pilgrimage on Shikoku, the smallest of Japan’s four main islands, is a 750-mile route that links 88 Buddhist temples, each of which claims a connection to Kukai, a celebrated monk ...

Shikoku's special custom of pilgrimage—and the hospitality that goes with it—has quickly been extended to the many people interested from other countries.

Some of Japan's best onsens are on the southern island of Shikoku. While you can find naturally occurring and human-made onsen ryokans across Japan, a large majority of them are tucked into the ...

On Shikoku, the smallest and least visited of Japan’s four main islands, one woman has had a mind-spinning response to a common crisis.

The most recognisable figure along the Shikoku Henro is Kukai, or Kobo Daishi, the founder of esoteric Shingon Buddhism, one of several versions of Buddhism practiced in Japan. He was born in 774 ...

At 140 miles long, Shikoku is the smallest of Japan’s four main islands, about five hours by train from Tokyo, or an hour by plane, and since the 1980s has been connected to the main island of ...

“The Shikoku Henro taught me that there’s a limit to what a person can accomplish alone,” says Mukaihara. “Ultimately, it’s by working with others that we can achieve something ...