About 419 miles northeast of Aharen Beach (an overlooked Japanese gem rivaling the Maldives) lies a secluded island perfect ...

Two different groups of macaques have been spotted in Japan mounting sika deer. The behavior could be part of a shared ...

Yakushima Island National Park, located in Kagoshima Prefecture off the southern coast of Kyushu (Japan's southernmost island), is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to great ancient woods ...

Yakushima, off Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, is a magical island of primeval forest, rare micro-climate and pristine nature. It is also the first place in Japan to be recognized as a UNESCO ...

An iconic 3,000-year-old cedar on Yakushima Island in southwestern Japan has been toppled, likely due to strong winds brought by Typhoon Shanshan, local tour guides said Tuesday. The 26-meter-high ...

Does it really rain 366 days a year on Yakushima island, the place that inspired Hayao Miyazaki’s 1997 animated film “Princess Mononoke”? Having visited the island several times, I was about ...

Uncover Japan’s best-kept secrets with these 10 underrated destinations, from Kanazawa’s rich history to Yakushima’s serene ...

YAKUSHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture--Additional safety precautions are being called for to warn the public of nearly four tons of a toxic weedkiller long buried in Yakushima island, a World Natural ...

His recent work as a wildlife photographer has focused on the Japanese macaque and he’s travelled the whole of Japan from Yakushima Island in the south to Shimokita Peninsula in the north to ...

KAGOSHIMA -- Italian missionary Giovanni Battista Sidotti (1668-1714) landed on southwestern Japan's island of Yakushima in 1708, when the country was closed to foreigners in its "sakoku" period.