As an American living in Japan, one of the best parts of being based here is the chance to visit remote places that are often ...

The festival kicks off with a prayer ceremony at Hiyoshi Shrine, followed by a vibrant parade. Participants dressed as the ...

Sosuke Ikematsu was intrigued to be offered a role in a Chinese film set in Yanagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, his mother’s hometown famed for its network of canals. “Yanagawa” is directed by ...

YANAGAWA, Fukuoka Prefecture--The autumn evening parade in which “donkobune” boats sail through a bonfire-lined canal here is back after a one-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.