In this series we visit several of the Japan’s most famous "kyoju"—the ancient giants of the forest.

But here in "Totoro's forest," anyone can come see it any time ... waistline measuring about 80 meters is comprised of about 20 Japanese zelkova trees. In the summer, Totoro boasts a beautiful ...

TOKYO, Japan — Fire-fighters and helicopters were combating a blaze in a forest on a Japanese island on Friday, with media reports saying it may have been started by nearby military exercises.

The hall was conceived in the image of a "shrine in a forest of the local deity ... it is one of the most precious modernist buildings still in use. (Japanese original by Akihiro Ogomori ...

Japan House London announces its forthcoming exhibition, The Craft of Carpentry: Drawing Life from Japan's Forests, opening on 12 March 2025. The exhibition explores Japan's highly developed carpentry ...

TOKYO, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Firefighting efforts continued on Monday as a forest fire in Ofunato City of Japan's Iwate Prefecture entered its sixth day, local media reported.

Forest bathing became a household name in Japan after the government became concerned that the urbanised and stressed population was becoming cut off from nature. There are now forest therapy ...