TOKYO: The night sky across southern Japan was briefly lit up late on Tuesday (Aug 19), after a glowing ball of light was ...

A car’s dashcam recorded a glowing fireball descending through the sky over parts of Kyushu and Shikoku. Video credit: ...

TOKUSHIMA—David Moreton has for years served as a messenger of the cultural appeal of a Buddhist pilgrimage of 88 temples across the island of Shikoku.

TAKAMATSU—Shikoku, one of Japan’s four main islands, was ranked sixth in the Top Regions category of Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2022 list.

His appearance resembles that of a wolf, and his nature is akin to a freedom-loving adventurer: The Shikoku is one of Japan's ...

At 140 miles long, Shikoku is the smallest of Japan’s four main islands, about five hours by train from Tokyo, or an hour by plane, and since the 1980s has been connected to the main island of ...

We are traveling the Shikoku Pilgrimage, following the signs for henro (pilgrims), on a 1,200-kilometer circuit that runs between 88 temples on the island of Shikoku. It honors the founder of ...

The henro pilgrimage route on the island of Shikoku is celebrating its 1,200-year anniversary in 2014. Today people from all over Japan and the rest of the world are walking the circuit of 88 ...