Fukuoka facing the Genkai Sea has been geographically and historically a city open to East Asia. It still maintains l...

Toyama is a city surrounded by tall mountains and has a population of 400,000. It's a place where unique businesses h...

Furano, located just about in the center of Hokkaido Prefecture is becoming a popular destination for foreign skiers....

The navigator for this episode of "journeys in japan" is opera director Dario Ponissi. His destination is Naoshima of...

Kamakura lies on the coast to the south of Tokyo, surrounded on three sides by hills, and looking out to the sea. Eig...

This week, "journeys in japan" visits a city of science—Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, at the foot of Mt. Tsukuba. In...

In this episode of "journeys in japan", our reporter, Adeyto, visits Oshino Village in Yamanashi Prefecture, in the n...

In this week's Journeys in Japan, we visit the Tottori Sand Dunes, the largest in Japan, in Tottori Prefecture. The T...

In this edition, JJ goes to a secluded part of northern Izu Peninsula, facing Suruga Bay. Suruga Bay, the deepest bay...

In this week's journeys in japan, we visit the Toyokawa Inari in Aichi Prefecture, one of the largest Inari temples i...

On this edition of 'journeys in japan', we visit Himeji Castle, one of the few castles in Japan that have managed to ...

This week, we will focus on Naruto City in Tokushima Prefecture and introduce people who have made use of the bountie...

The pine-studded sandbar spans Miyazu Bay, facing the Sea of Japan in northern Kyoto. The accumulation of white river...

On this edition of "journeys in japan" we head to northern Japan to visit a historic city with a warrior legacy -- Yo...

Geoparks, created by UNESCO's initiative in 2004, are aimed for people to learn more about the Earth and for invigora...

In this week's Journeys in Japan, we visit Mino City in Aichi Prefecture, a town famous for Japanese traditional pape...

On this edition of journeys in japan, JJ visits Minabe, Wakayama Pref., whose products are an essential part of Japan...

Sendai is the biggest city in northeastern Japan. It's also the hometown of Kumiko Mori, a popular singer and enterta...

Nara was established as the capital more than 1000 years ago. It was the country's first major administrative center ...

On this edition, we present the highlights from our past broadcasts. Our Reporters travel across Japan, where they di...

The Sekita mountain range, soaring 1000 meters above sea level, straddles Nagano and Niigata Prefectures. Hikers can ...

This time, "journeys in japan" will travel to Uchiko on the island of Shikoku. Surrounded by mountains and blessed wi...

Tochigi Prefecture is situated in the most northern part of the Kantō region, and is a prefecture that is inland, not...

On this week's "journeys in japan," we visit Karatsu city in Saga prefecture. The area, which looks out to the sea, i...

Izu-Oshima, the largest of the seven islands in the Izu chain, lies 120 kilometers south of Tokyo. It was formed by v...

Hita City in Oita Prefecture is a quiet town with a population of about 70-thousand, located in northern part of Kyus...

Nelson Babin-Coy is off to explore the Aizu region in Fukushima Prefecture by train. Nelson's first stop is at Yunoka...

The Seto Inland Sea located in western Japan is the country's largest inland sea. There is a road which runs across t...

Adeyto visits three sites, starting in Kawasaki for a night factory tour. Most participants, including Adeyto, are in...

Kure is a 30-minute train ride from Hiroshima. The port town has a population of 250-thousand. The historic shipbuild...

Because of Japan's volcanic terrain, natural hot springs are found throughout country. Known as onsen, they are one o...

On this edition of Journeys in Japan , we visit the Iya Valley, in the center of Shikoku.On this edition of journey i...

Yakushima is located 60 kilometers off Kagoshima Prefecture, in Japan's southern main island of Kyushu. It's blankete...

In this week's journeys in japan, we visit Kanazawa city in Ishikawa Pre. 99% of the gold leaf in Japan is made in th...

This week on "journeys in japan" we visit Koyasan in Wakayama Prefecture. It's an ancient Buddhist sanctuary, far rem...