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: ...

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 ...

A Japanese bedroom with a connecting meditation room is built on a raised platform which extends seamlessly from the kitchen counter into the bedroom itself. Here, a zero maintenance zen garden ...