The calmness of Seto Inland Sea, located in western Japan, will send your worries away. One thing that has been firmly supporting lives in this area is stone. The stone walls of the famous Osaka ...

The morning sun was already high and hot, penetrating a blue sea haze that softened the forested islands on the horizon. The silhouette of a cargo ship inched north along the diffuse line between ...

Shodoshima, the second largest island in the Seto Inland Sea, is known for its beautiful ... On this episode of Journeys in Japan, Greek photographer Androniki Christodoulou explores Shodoshima ...

Shodoshima Olive Park on the Seto Inland Sea’s second-largest island is home ... While the live-action movie is solidly based in Japan, European-inspired interior decor aside, the locale does ...

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The Kure Naval Arsenal began the construction of Yamato on November 4, 1937, in the Seto Inland Sea of Hiroshima Prefecture. The Yamato launched on December 16, 1941, just nine days after Japan ...

Takaya Awata parlayed a tiny local diner into quick-service giant Toridoll Holdings. Now he wants to taste global success.

Admission fees will be raised at 11 modern art facilities run as part of the Benesse Art Site Naoshima project on three ...

Waichan is one of the last remaining fishermen in Ushimado a small village in Seto Inland Sea Japan At the age of 86 he still fishes alone on a small boat to make a living dreaming about his ...

Boasting the fewest number of rainy days in Japan, Okayama is known as the land of sunshine. Located in the Chugoku region at the westernmost end of Honshu, on the coast of the Seto Inland Sea, ...

pristine waterways and surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and the Seto Inland Sea, the island of Shikoku provides a myriad opportunities to explore nature. It is also the home of Japan’s most ...

If you’re thinking about coming to Japan in October, then you’ll be visiting at one of the best times of the year. October is ...