Today, the town's wooden buildings, some over 300 years old, stand against a dramatic mountain backdrop, making the city a picturesque and peaceful escape from Japan's larger cities. While the ...

An 81-year-old elder named Mr. Takeshita was dubbed “Soba Master ... Read More About Board Games: This article was originally published on mentalfloss.com as Japanese Town Turns Its Middle-Aged Men ...

A lone Japanese maple would flash flaming ... The café proprietor, Mr. Imai, told us that in the old days processions would come through town bearing green tea for the emperor.

Urayasu, outside Tokyo, is now an urban leisure town, but for decades it was a fishing ... Urayasu was once an old fishing community that stood on the banks of the rivers like this one.

Move over, Pikachu—Japan’s Ojisan Trading Card Game celebrates ... For example, 74-year-old Mr. Honda was a fire brigade chief, earning his character the title “Firewall” and a “Super ...