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Explore the culinary showdown of Nigiri vs. Sashimi. Learn the differences, flavors, and how to savor these Japanese delicacies.

Ishihama Shrine is located at a strategic point on the Sumida River, where boats used to pass between land and water, and where an old...

Fires that raged in the days following the 1 September 1923 magnitude 7.9 Kantō earthquake killed roughly 90% of the 105,000 people who perished in and around Tokyo, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in history—comparable to the number of people killed in the World War II atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The story of the conflagration, not well-known outside of Japan, holds important lessons for earthquake scientists, emergency response teams and city planners, according to a new paper published in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America.

This week we commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake.

If you are looking for another way to enjoy Tokyo, try a night cruise aboard a yakatabune, a traditional Japanese cruiser.