The city of Tokorozawa outside Tokyo plans to buy the 3.5ha "Totoro Forest" for US$19mil (RM84mil), with crowdfunding covering just a small portion of that, a city official said.

Despite offering some of Japan’s most beautiful scenery, Shirakawa-ko isn’t all that famous. “Wait a second,” you might be saying, “isn’t that village in Gifu Prefecture with the thatched roofs one of ...

Many rare plants and creatures live in the lush forest, ironically ... This article by Lisa Vogt, a Washington-born and Tokyo-based photographer, originally appeared in the July 5 issue of ...