A budding artist Sometimes even parents are surprised by what their children say and do. “I want my door to look like a wave!” This…

Even if you love the beach, it’s not always possible to go in person. Maybe you don’t have any beaches in your vicinity and don’t…

Summer is a popular time for leisure activities at sea. For many people, enjoying a cool dip in the sea on a hot day makes…

Consuming 7.5 billion tons of marine products each year, Japan is the largest fish-eating country in the world. As an island nation where only 20%…

At five years old, Akita inu dog Fuji had never been to the beach. Source: akita_fuji When his owner finally took Fuji to see the…

There’s a remote train station in Ehime prefecture, Japan. The station is unmanned and there’s a simple shelter with benches and not much else, the…

If you’ve ever woken up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat after a nightmare of perishing away in a world submerged…

Summer is here and as usual, Tokyo is going to be sweltering hot. It’s time to escape it all and relax by the sea. Problem…

Any area of Japan can be enjoyed any time of the year, but each passing month brings seasonally specific activities and natural phenomena, that mean…

Even seasoned surfers riding the waves of the Kamakura waters were surprised to find that over the past few days, the familiar sea had been…

Jewelry acts as the last finishing touches to our outfits, and while many of us opt for simple, subtle accessories, there are also the bright…

Ine no Funaya is a small township that is located on the eastern end of Tango peninsula, Kyoto. Known by some as “Japan’s Venice”, this…