Japan’s countryside offers a serene escape from the fast-paced city life. With its peaceful landscapes, traditional villages, ...

Japan's longest gondola ... canal cruise from Toyama's Fugan Canal Kansui Park to the city's historical seaside district of Iwase where domestic sea trade once flourished, evident by the many ...

Hashima Island in the Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, was once a thriving arm of the country's industrial revolution - but ...

Japan is famous for combining ancient traditions with futuristic cities, but it also has a surprising side. Scattered across the country are places that look like they belong somewhere else entirely: ...

The Choshi Fishing Port boasts the largest catch in Japan for 10 consecutive years ... We are off on a train ride to see the seaside town of Choshi.

This is the story of a doctor in a seaside town in central Japan. For four years, we documented his efforts to support the town's elderly residents as its population dwindles and ages.

BERLIN—Director Satoko Yokohama’s artistic, dreamlike children’s film “Umibe e Iku Michi” (Seaside Serendipity”) received a Special Mention prize at the recent 75th Berlin International Film Festival.