Like this post? Help us by sharing it! For many people, one of the major attractions of a trip to Japan is the chance to visit some of its world-famous gardens and experience the visual beauty and tranquility they encapsulate. Over the last century and a half, beginning with Japan’s opening, the style has taken […]
Wildlife & Environment
Invitations to Stillness: Japanese Gardens as Metaphorical Journeys of Solace
Kōmyō-in (光明院) garden sub-temple of Tōfuku-ji, Kyoto. Photo by John Einarsen, courtesy of Kyoto Journal
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! This post, courtesy of our friends at Kyoto Journal, is adapted and condensed from an article by Japanese garden expert Mark Hovane. You can click here to read the entire article, and read other insightful stories about Japan and Asia in Kyoto Journal. There is a significant […]
The early cherry blossom report for 2020 has arrived…
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The worst of winter is (with any luck) done. Our evenings and mornings are slowly getting lighter once more, and it’s not too long until winter slopes off for another year and spring comes bounding to the fore. And spring, of course, means lots of lovely cherry […]
Forest Bathing: ‘Shinrin-Yoku’ is spiritualism and science combined
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Close your eyes*. Picture the scene: you are in a forest. It is very still, and very quiet. It’s late-afternoon, and brilliant shafts of sunlight stream from the canopy above, illuminating crunchy leaves lying thick on the ground. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
20 Reasons to Visit Japan in 2020 Part Two: Autumn
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Where are the best spots to experience Japan in autumn? Good question. Everyone swoons when autumn in Japan explodes and its leaves burst into their fierce reds and golds – that’s a given. With a country so vast and diverse however, how are you supposed to choose […]
Japanese wildlife: Four unique experiences
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Authentic Japanese Wildlife Experiences Every month, our Condé Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialist Amy Tadehara brings us insider knowledge on how to access semi-impenetrable experiences, avoid crowds, and find hidden delights well away from those tourist-worn pathways. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Authentic Japanese Wildlife Experiences Every month, our Condé Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialist Amy Tadehara brings us insider knowledge on how to access semi-impenetrable experiences, avoid crowds, and find hidden delights well away from those tourist-worn pathways. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!