In Iwami Town, Tottori Prefecture, the tranquil Makidani Matasuke Pond is adorned with the vibrant purple blooms of the kakitsubata, a perennial herb from the Iris family.Growing in clusters along ...

MASUDA, Shimane Prefecture--Shiba Inu dogs greeted passengers arriving from Haneda Airport as they walked through the arrival gate of Hagi-Iwami Airport here in the morning of Sept. 3. The canines ...

The town of Omori sits at the foot of the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, a UN World Heritage Site. 00:51 With a population of about 400, the small town still bears traces of Japan as it was centuries ago, ...

The Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine in the south-west of Honshu Island is a cluster of mountains, rising to 600 m and interspersed by deep river valleys featuring the archaeological remains of large-scale ...