?????Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara, Longevity Expert, Dies at (or Lives to) 105New York TimesDivorcee destroys ex\'s $1m violin collection in Japan BBCGSDF chief to resign over alleged coverup of activity logs The MainichiHokusai: the influential work of... -

???Ikuokaya has been doing business in the world-famous Gion district (home to maiko and geiko and high-culture nightlife) for more than 150 years. They specialize in kanzashi hair ornaments, fans, bags and accessories.Stepping into the shop, one... -

We continue our survey of the Japanese Novel with Part Two - 1905-1912.(Part One is here.)In Part One we saw an early-Meiji-period Japan that was so busy modernizing and catching up with the West that there was almost no time to develop a new... -

????????????????New Lonely Planet Tokyo launch at 300 Bar Next, Yurakucho, TokyoLonely Planet, the legendary guide book publisher, launched a new edition of Lonely Planet Japan last night, at a lively launch party in Tokyo\'s Yurakucho... -

??????Kukai (AKA Kobo Daishi) was a once-mendicant Buddhist monk from over 1,200 years ago, who within his lifetime became a pillar of Japan\'s religious establishment.Kukai statue at Kawasaki Daishi TempleWhile the exact date of his birth is... -

Naoshima is a tiny island in Japan’s Inland Sea, and one of our absolute favorite places in Japan. Until the early 1990s, Naoshima was a remote and sleepy island, but ? thanks in large part to an art-loving Japanese businessman’s vision ? it... -

??? Japan\'s only here.Coordinators: Ms. Takabatake Rino / Abel [email protected] COMPLEX 1928ZIP 604-8082 56 Benkeiishicho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City 1928 build. 3FTel: 075-254-6520Hours 10:00-19:00www.butohkan.jp© JapanVisitor.comGoods From... -

??????????? An unagi-don, or box of eel on riceThe Japanese are a nation of foodies, take what they eat very seriously indeed, and talk about it a lot. It is no surprise then, that food expressions are used to describe a couple of peculiarities of... -

?????From Hiroshima to Tule Lake, Films About Japan and AmericaNew York TimesJapan \'black widow\' Chisako Kakehi retracts confession BBCJapan hangs 2 inmates, including one seeking retrial The MainichiJapanese sacred island where women are... -

???The tale of the tongue-cut sparrow is a traditional folk story in Japan and has been retold by a number of commentators on Japan including A. B. Mitford and Lafcadio Hearn.It goes something like this:Long ago on the Tango Peninsula in the north... -

??????Hotel Nahari is a medium-sized western style hotel in Nahari, Kochi. Nahari is the terminal station on the Tosakuroshio Railway\'s Asa Line which runs from Kochi City. If you are heading further south to the UNESCO Geopark of Cape Muroto you... -

?????From Hiroshima to Tule Lake, Films About Japan and AmericaNew York TimesJapan \'black widow\' Chisako Kakehi retracts confession BBCJapan hangs 2 inmates, including one seeking retrial The MainichiJapanese sacred island where women are... -

?????The full heat of summer (natsu ?) has just come to Japan, and, being the weather, it\'s often the first thing Japanese people mention when they meet."Atsui desu ne!" (if it\'s your neighbor) or "Atsui da na!" (if you\'re talking to a... -

???Asahido is one of the most famous of Kyoto\'s Kiyomizu yaki pottery stores, and had been a landmark for generations of visitors to Kiyomizu Temple since its establishment in 1870.From everyday tableware to one-of-a-kind tea ceremony bowls by... -

???Elegant shape, graceful design, and pure, intense colors - these are the qualities that have drawn generation after generation to Kyoto\'s Kiyomizu yaki ceramic ware.Born in the area around Kiyomizu-dera Temple - which sits nestled in the... -

?????Crematory Is Booked" Japan Offers Corpse HotelsNew York TimesJapan\'s Enchanted Islands: Part 2 BBCJapan sacrificed cheese tariffs to get EPA done with EU The MainichiIn This Corner of the World review ? delicately animated portrait of... -

??soutou (with both o\'s lengthened: soh-toh) is a word you regularly hear in Japanese conversation that is usually used much like "rather" or "pretty" (e.g., "rather big," pretty fast," etc.)" in English.There are actually more meanings... -

??????????????????????Residents of Barcelona sometimes refer to their ultra-popular destination city as "Carcelona." It is a play on the name of the city and the verb to be incarcerated.Much of this joke cum lament is due to the hordes of... -

??????Chayagasaka Park in Chikusa-ku in Nagoya is a large, quiet, green space with ponds and woods between Chayagasaka and Jiyugaoka stations on the Meijo Line of the Nagoya subway.The park is divided into two by a road but a foot bridge links the... -