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Tim Anderson’s new book, Hokkaido, is inspired by Japan’s northernmost prefecture, where Western influences and Indigenous cooking create a cuisine like no other. Sapporo miso ramen is a complex yet ...

Lightning strikes can more than double some mushroom crops, according to ongoing experiments that are jolting fungi with ...

The sound of drumming rises to a fever pitch, fluttering rhythms in enigmatic time signatures shaking the century-old rafters of In Kanazawa House. Before me on the stage are two geishas — or geikos, ...

The Japanese region of Oita on the island of Kyushu is renowned for its hot springs. Far more than just natural baths, however, they’re places of healing and of community, linking the generations, ...

Whether you’re a new visitor to the island or returning to experience more, new discoveries can be found on the trail and off it, from one region to the next. Join National Geographic on a ...

Photographer Ben Weller talks about capturing the Japanese city’s live music scene for our May 2023 issue. Nowhere is Kyoto's fierce music individuality more evident than in its upholding of the proud ...