ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture--This coastal city has been transformed ... that has afflicted numerous rural communities around Japan. Ishinomaki was mauled more than any other municipality ...

You’ll likely have heard and read much about Japan’s overtourism crisis ... to Fukui’s eponymous prefecture capital, an Edo-era castle town with one of Zen Buddhism’s most important ...

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College of DuPage is hosting its annual Global Flicks series this spring featuring six award-winning international films to ...

Though this place has been a popular pilgrimage destination for locals for centuries, when it comes to international tourism it remains one of Japan’s best-kept secrets. Since the Edo period ...

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The Castelvetrano OLIVE – a large, green OLIVE – is named after the Italian town of Castelvetrano ... Matsuo Bashō (1644-1694) was a Japanese poet famous during the Edo period (1603-1867).

Though this place has been a popular pilgrimage destination for locals for centuries, when it comes to international tourism it remains one of Japan’s best-kept secrets. Pilgrimage to the ‘soul of ...