Microplastics (MPs) pollution is a prevalent environmental problem that affects ecosystems globally. Despite the growing ...

Three more destinations – the foothills of Mount Fuji, Niigata, and Yamagata – have been added to the Japan Tourism Agency ...

The Seto Inland Sea was Japan's most important trade route for centuries, before road and rail. Its port towns prospered, hosting seafarers as they waited for tides to propel them east toward the ...

The area surrounding the Seto Inland Sea, Japan’s largest inland body of water, constitutes the Setouchi area, represented by the cities of Hiroshima, where the G7 Summit will be held, Okayama ...

Facing the Seto Inland Sea, this previously empty plot is walking distance from Takamatsu’s central train station as well as its ferry port. From there, boats make the transit to Japan’s mainland, ...

Japan’s beauty extends beyond the cities of Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka. Venture into rural destinations and lesser-known cities ...

Inland Sea of Japan. Trip Dates: Saturday, April 25, 2026 - Thursday, May 7, 2026. ... Enjoy a specially arranged excursion to Miyajima's Itsukushima Shrine to see its iconic "floating" Torii gate on ...

ONOMICHI, Japan -- In late October, as the autumn leaves were turning yellow, I sat on the deck of a ferry crossing part of the Seto Inland Sea, a 440 ...

SHODOSHIMA, Japan -- I am peering over the prow into the cold placid water of Japan's Seto Inland Sea. My partner is at the helm and has his eyes trai ...

Japan travel: cruise to Seto Inland Sea. An expedition voyage through the Seto Inland Sea shows how communities in decline can be revived with a creative kiss of life.

The palm-lined cycle path followed the coast, from where I could see, hear and feel the rhythm of the Seto Inland Sea. As I continued, other cyclists rode past and men gathered to fish. Ferries ...

Note: Cycling can be enjoyed throughout the year on the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido, which stretches about 70 kilometers across the Seto Inland Sea. Japanese original. The easy Japanese news is taken ...