Sake has a rich history complete with dragons and gods in ancient Japan. Today, the rice wine is still sacred and has UNESCO recognition for its intangible cultural heritage. Explore the rice wine in ...
The onsen resort village in Matsuyama, Shikoku – the smallest of Japan’s four main islands – is touted as the country’s ...
The most fearsome deity in the Japanese pantheon is surely Yamata no Orochi. In the ancient chronicle Kojiki, it is described as a serpent having eight heads, eight tails, and a body long enough ...