If you’re burnt out on the Tokyo–Kyoto–Osaka tourist circuit and craving something less overrun, Fukuoka is a breath of fresh air. It’s the largest city on Kyushu, Japan’s southernmost main island, ...

At Mirukashi Salon in Japan, Prairie Stuart-Wolff and Hanako Nakazato offer a model of hospitality and a way of living that centers seasonality.

When deciding where to go in Japan, consider turning away from popular hotspots like Kyoto and Osaka and instead explore ...

Delve into the washitsu's role in Japanese homes, blending cultural history with contemporary interior design for a unique ...

Japan’s sidewalk restaurants, known as “yatai,” have almost entirely disappeared—except in Fukuoka, where they’ve undergone a ...

Japan’s sidewalk restaurants, known as “yatai,” have almost entirely disappeared—except in Fukuoka, where they’ve undergone a ...

Kyushu is Japan’s third-largest island, and yet hardly anyone I know has been. It’s a total shame, because the region is ...

Go off the tourist track and into the heart of Japan. Here are 10 hidden gems to visit in Japan, according to a local.

Instead, it is in Fukuoka City on Japan’s southernmost main island of Kyushu. Japanese reactions to the news of Nintendo Fukuoka’s opening on X included many congratulatory messages as well as ...

Japan's rainy season appears to have begun in the southern part of the Kyushu region, the Meteorological Agency announced Friday. This is the first time since statistics began in 1951 that ...

TOKYO, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Japan's weather agency said Friday the rainy season appears to have begun in the southern Kyushu region, marking the first part of the country to see the start of this year's ...