In Japan, the most popular desserts are actually made from a small red bean called azuki. Learn what types of dishes you can find it in and how you can make one yourself.

Interested in enjoying the comforts of a Japanese bath but don’t have the time, or money, to take a trip to Japan? The nearest Japanese relaxation experience may be closer to home than you think.

Japan’s found a way to have sunny skies all year long. Located in Miyazaki, on Kyushu Island, is the world’s largest indoor beach, appropriately named Ocean Dome.

The Tohoku region of Japan contains six of Japan’s prefectures: Aomori, Akita, Iwate, Yamagata, Miyagi, and Fukushima. Learn what each is famous for. From temples made of gold to the legendary gateway to hell, each has something that you won't want to miss.

Geographically, Japan is divided into eight regions: Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu. Read this article to learn a little bit about each one, including their locations and what they are best known for.

With the arrival of spring comes one of Japan’s most popular springtime activities: hanami, or cherry blossom viewing.

An abbreviation for costume play, cosplay refers to the practice of dressing up in costume to resemble anime, manga, sci-fi/fantasy, and video game characters.

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In Japan, good luck charms can be found by the numbers almost anywhere and everywhere, but none are as popular as the maneki neko, or beckoning cat.

From crazy ice cream flavors to fish that can kill you, this article contains everything you never learned about Japan´s most bizarre foods.