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 ...

The Seto Inland Sea separates three of the Japanese archipelago’s four ... the piracy banning order issued by Hideyoshi Toyotomi (1537–1598), who reigned over Japan at that time, but the cultural ...

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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 ...

The Kure Line in Hiroshima Prefecture offers passengers beautiful views of the Seto Inland Sea and access to historic port towns and islands along the route. The Kure Line, operated by West Japan ...

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

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 ...

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

The Seto Inland Sea is one example. Located between the main island of Honshu and Shikoku, it is Japan’s largest enclosed sea and the location of the country’s first national park, which has garnered ...

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 ...