Festivals are an important part of culture here in Japan. There are celebration days held for almost anything you can think of, and, as they’re…

Kirsty Bouwers for JAPAN Forward Tohoku has slowly been trying to get back on its feet since the triple disasters of March 11, 2011. With…

If you plan to make a journey to the scenic Sanriku Coast of Japan in Northern Honshu, as we reported earlier this year when we…

Updated: Dec. 6, 2018 The Sanriku Kaigan is a beautiful coastline extending along the Pacific Ocean from southern Aomori prefecture, through Iwate prefecture and northern…