Enjoy free-to-read books and apple tea in natural surroundings at “Autumn Foliage Library”
If there’s anyone who knows about the importance of spending time in nature, it’s the Japanese. They do, after all, have a word that encapsulates…
Forest
Kyoto photographer captures a mystical photo of a forest scene draped in morning mist
For anyone who has never been, Kyoto lives up to its reputation as one of the best big cities in the world. With over 17…
With boar season set to begin, Japanese hunters are alarmed by boar-masked cosplayers in the mountains
Seeing how Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train became the fastest film in Japanese cinema history to make 10 billion yen (around…
Niigata hotel offers ‘forest bathing’ package for stressed-out city folk
It might seem strange that a proposition as straightforward as ‘walking in the woods is good for you’ should be promoted as a scientific breakthrough….
Japanese art student creates terrifyingly beautiful forest of despair
When you take a walk in the woods, you usually ready yourself for stumbling upon mud, bugs, rash-causing leaves and at worst snakes. Imagine shining…
Japanese Scientists Create World’s First Drinkable Alcohol Made from Trees
Researchers at Japan’s Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, announced that they have discovered a technique to make a drinkable alcoholic beverage…
Japan’s First “Hotel in a Park” Lets You Slumber in the Heart of a Forest
While the myriad sights and sounds of Tokyo and other big cities surely offer excitement and entertainment to those who visit Japan, there is a…
Aokigahara Forest And Suicide: A Brief Look Into Its History As One Of Japan’s Most Haunting Locations
Arguably one of the most haunted places in Japan (if not the most haunted place), Aokigahara Forest has inadvertently become the final resting place for…
Wandering Through Japan’s Suicide Forest, Aokigahara
Set aside Japan’s iconic ghost and horror movie culture that is famous worldwide because Aokigahara Forest is the real thing. People around the world have…
Whimsical Mushroom Lamps Will Turn Your Room Into A Fairytale Forest
Lamps make for wonderful accents to a room, but some lamps are statements enough to be the centerpiece. Japanese designer Yukio Takano is the creator…
There’s A Forest Of 400 Crooked Trees In Poland And Nobody Knows Why
A mysterious stand of pine trees in West Pomerania, Poland has been giving the world quite a stir. Named the Crooked Forest, this grove is…