Located on the west side of the island of Honshu, Japan’s main island, Wakayama Prefecture is known for spiritual legends that date far back. To this day visitors to the mountainous regions ...

Traditional festivals called matsuri are found all over Japan. In this series, we present diverse matsuri and the preparations leading up to them. Each matsuri presents a new face of local Japan.

WAKAYAMA--Famed for being the largest plum-producing area in Japan, Wakayama Prefecture’s local “umeshu” plum wine producers are striving to flow out to new markets abroad. And they have set ...

Located on the west side of the island of Honshu, Japan’s main island, Wakayama Prefecture is known for spiritual legends that date far back. To this day visitors to the mountainous regions ...