A 1,200-year-old ancient capital in Japan is having an astonishing revival and being rebuilt after lost remnants were found in rice paddy fields. The stunning Daigokuden Hall of Heijo Palace might ...

Nestled in the heart of the Honshu mountains, Takayama’s nickname is “the little Kyoto of the Alps,” and for good reason: its Edo-era districts, old wooden houses, sake breweries and shaded temples ...

I mean, I had never imagined what life could be like without running water. In truth, Japan's old capital of Edo (modern-day Tokyo) could not have existed in the absence of technology that enabled ...

Since the 1960s, the Shinkansen or “Bullet Train” has transformed traveling around Japan, making it easier to move from the capital and explore the richness of Japanese culture. Today ...

In this episode, we visit Kyoto Prefecture, the old capital of Japan, and enter the world of geiko. Geiko, meaning "a girl of the arts," is how geisha are referred to in Kyoto. We meet a young ...