Two swords once carried by samurai have been found during excavations in Ichijodani, one of medieval Japan’s largest cities. On the outskirts of Fukui, a city of a quarter of a million people in ...

As Japan reopens to travel, now is the best time to explore the Tokaido, a major road that inspired humorous manga-like travel guides and one of the country’s most famous artworks. Mount Fuji rises ...