Hidden beneath the waters surrounding Japan’s Yonaguni island are the towering ruins of a 10,000-year-old city built by a ...

Temples and shrines Around one of several shrines visited, the Fushimi Inari, we were fascinated to see many fox statues.

Built in A.D. 794 on the model of the capitals of ancient China, Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan from its foundation until the middle of the 19th century. As the centre of Japanese culture for ...

Their diving practice is mentioned in ancient classical literature and there’s a reference to ama dating back to AD927 in Japan’s Heian ... eastern part of the city of Toba, and Ugata.