A walking tour can be the best way to explore Japan, following the footsteps of pilgrims & exploring wilderness trails, encountering Zen gardens & onsen baths, historic temples and tea houses. It ...

At the end of every year in Japan, various traditions are dusted off and trotted out, traditions calculated to ensure that the coming year is a good one. One of those traditions is to complete a ...

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You can see it all in Tokyo and Kyoto, plus day trips to Mashiko, Osaka, and stay at an onsen ryokan on this 11 days in Japan ...

Usu shrine in Kunisaki, Japan. Walk Japan has added seven new tours in Japan this year that include guided and self-guided options for travelers. Photo Credit: Walk Japan Walk Japan has added seven ...

A monk makes his way through the rain in the town of Narai on the historic Nakasendo. Photo Credit: Mark Edward Harris Every step the 17th century haiku poet and traveler Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) took ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Japan has been one of the hottest travel destinations on earth for the past few years, breaking record after record, and more ...