The Mad Mouse roller coaster at J’s Amusement Park in Guerneville before it was torn down.

A father and son in Tokyo are continuing the centuries-old tradition of making tsukudani, a preserved Japanese food.

Shark Attack takes B-movie horror humor to stratospheric levels of schlock absurdity. What begins as ridiculous and goofy gets exponentially sillier as writer/director Morihito Inoue raises his game ...

The number of people engaging in self-reflection is on the rise. According to Asoview, a leisure booking site, the number of individuals who participated alone in ascetic training experiences, such as ...

Join National Geographic photographer Jonathan Irish as he explores the natural landscapes, iconic landmarks, and historical ...

Spring marks a peak travel season in Japan, with cherry blossoms drawing visitors from around the world. However, tourism may be a little too heated this year, as local authorities ramp up efforts ...

Japan is home to 27,000 hot springs sources, but overtourism has reduced some of the country’s onsen water supply to a record low.

The country is home to 27,000 natural hot spring sources, but a surge in tourism has left some onsen towns running low on water; leaving local officials feeling anything but zen. One of those ...

Japan's world-famous natural hot springs, or onsens, are facing a crisis as overtourism drives water levels dangerously low in several popular towns, CNN reports. In Ureshino, a historic onsen ...