Once polluted and suffering from depopulation, Naoshima has become Japan's hottest contemporary art enclave – and there are ...

Our trusted travel specialists weigh in on Japan's less-touristed, just-as-exciting destinations, from arty Naoshima to the tea fields of Wazuka.

Benesse Art Site Naoshima, a sprawling art constellation on three islands, adds a 10th museum by the star architect Tadao ...

Their strength lies in patience and the ancestral skills they bring to the workbench every day, working in the spirit of ...

I have a thing for ferries. Not the stomach-churning Devon to France crossings as a kid in the UK, bunged in the back of a ...

The art of Japan’s Edo period is undeniably beautiful, influencing creators across the centuries. Japanese artist Katsushika ...

May 18, 2001, was when Kunqu Opera was proclaimed by UNESCO as one of the first batch of the Masterpieces of Oral and ...

Tomoko Hyatt has been designing annual road tax stickers for U.S. Forces Japan since 2018. (Joshua L. DeMotts/Stars and ...