The Japanese island of Shodoshima is a continent in miniature, complete with wilderness parks, wild monkeys, ancient shrines and hot springs. Linked by boat to the port of Takamatsu on Shikoku, one of ...

A visit to the sunny island of Shodoshima in Kagawa Prefecture is perhaps the closest you'll get to a Mediterranean vibe in Japan, twinned as it is with the Greek island of Milos. The second largest ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Sitting proudly in the Japan Inland Sea, it's fair to say in recent years the islands of the Setouchi region garnered a fair share of the ...

I have long wanted to go back to Shodoshima, an island off Kagawa Prefecture in Setouchi (Seto Inland Sea) in western Japan. The island is pure relaxation where locals make the most from the simplest ...

Located just a short walk from Hamamatsu-cho station, Hotel Rilassare Tokyo is a tranquil oasis of calm in one of Tokyo’s busiest transportation hubs. The concept and design have been inspired by the ...

In the pantheon of yokai, spooky beings of Japanese folklore embody anxieties ancient and modern. On Shodoshima, an art contest helps bring new ones to life. By Motoko Rich and Hikari Hida Reporting ...

Mention Shodoshima to the Japanese and two things come to mind: olives and, if they are movie buffs, “Twenty-Four Eyes,” a 1954 picture directed by Keisuke Kinoshita that was filmed there. The ...

Soy sauce is one of the most important ingredients in Japanese cooking, but chances are you've never tasted the real thing. Yasuo Yamamoto has a secret – or more precisely, 68 of them. On a recent ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

TOKYO, Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kasumigaseki Capital Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Koshiro Komoto) is pleased to announce that its ...