Japan

Ancient temples, modern cities, and stunning natural beauty.

1,324 stories in this region.

Stories

Tsushima Island
Battle of Hansan Island
Geoje POW Camp
Battle of Okpo
Gamcheon Culture Village
Battle of the Pusan Perimeter
United Nations Memorial Cemetery
Siege of Jinju (1592)
Woo Bum-kon Incident
Haeinsa
Tripitaka Koreana
First Battle of Naktong Bulge
Beomeosa
Busan
Haeundae Beach
Siege of Busanjin
Bulguksa
Cheomseongdae
Gyeongju Historic Areas
Gyeongju
Hwangnyongsa
Seokguram
Daegu Subway Fire
Hill 303 Massacre
Hahoe Folk Village
Dosan Seowon
2018 Winter Olympics
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
Seoraksan
Ulsanbawi
Mount Kumgang
Munakata Taisha
Battle of Tsushima
Bombing of Yawata (June 1944)
Akama Shrine
Battle of Dan-no-ura
Kanmon Straits
Hagi Castle
Shokasonjuku Academy
Silla
Dogo Onsen
Matsuyama Castle (Iyo)
Itsukushima
Aioi Bridge
Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission
Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Children's Peace Monument
Hiroshima Castle
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Itsukushima Shrine
Yamato Museum
Okunoshima
Tomonoura
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine
Iya Valley
Kotohira-gu
Chichu Art Museum
Ritsurin Garden
Bando Prisoner-of-War Camp
Shikoku Pilgrimage
Kurashiki
Koraku-en
Okayama Castle
Naoshima
Bitchu Matsuyama Castle
Himeji
Izumo-taisha
Matsue Castle
Tottori Sand Dunes
Takeda Castle
Liancourt Rocks
Dojoji
Hiromura Embankment
Chikatsuyu
Ryujin Onsen: The Dragon God's Hot Spring
The Pipe Bomb at Saikazaki: An Assassination Attempt on Japan's Prime Minister
Itakiso Shrine: Where the God Who Planted Japan's Forests Came to Rest
Iwase-Senzuka: Nine Hundred Graves on a Mountainside
Kishū Tōshō-gū: The Nikko of the South
Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage: Thirty-Three Temples, One Promise
Saikazaki
Wakayama Castle
Wakayama Curry-Poisoning Incident
Kansai International Airport: The Sinking Island That Refused to Fail
Negoro-ji: The Temple That Armed Its Monks with Muskets
Rinku Gate Tower: The Half-Built Gate to Nowhere
Tomogashima
Kongobu-ji
Koyasan Reihokan
Mount Koya: The Living Monastery in the Clouds
Okunoin: Japan's Largest Cemetery and a Monk Who Never Died
Chihaya Castle: The Mountain Fortress That Broke an Army
Eboshigata Castle
Hine-no-sho
Izumi Koganezuka Kofun
Kanshin-ji
Kokawa-dera
Kongō-ji