Explore Asia’s rich heritage with city tours that offer a glimpse into the history and culture of these vibrant urban centres ...

Jin and Inuyama duel in a bamboo forest (a staple of the samurai genre), and it is glorious. As well as the incredible choreography, which expertly incorporates the scenery, the fight’s ending ...

A handful of gifted young tech people set out to save the world. For years, WIRED has been tracking each twist and turn of ...

Japanese entrepreneur and chef Kaori Simpson opened one of Edinburgh’s most popular restaurants, Harajuku Kitchen in 2013.

The Nakasendo road still exists in its entirety - as do dozens of the post towns it weaves between - and can form an epic ...

In professional sport, little things can make the difference between winning and losing. Mental and breathing coach Yasin Seiwasser believes in the power of breathing as a way to improve the ...

It is possible to see some of the best parts of Japan's countryside if you rent a camper van. Here's why this mode of travel ...

Yasin Seiwasser believes that most people are breathing wrong – to their own detriment. "We humans breathed perfectly as babies, because a healthy baby always breathes into the nose and into the ...

During World War II, Force 136 agents fought bravely to defend their homeland. This is the story of one of them.

Etsuko Aoki’s cooking school is located near where the samurai residences in Kanazawa ... “sudare-fu” (square wheat gluten cake formed on small bamboo screens that leave marks on the surface ...

‘Don’t worry about swimwear, you have to be naked for the Onsen hot spring’. And with that, my ‘off the beaten track’ tour ...

For coastal charms and samurai tales, go to Kanagawa Here's a ... true tranquillity as you wander through an impressive bamboo forest dotted with interesting sculptures and artworks, a beautiful ...