Walking through serene forests gives you mindful practices to indulge in, thus improving mental well-being. Here are five ...

The four-hour trek up Mount Rebun, the island's highest peak, passes through fields of broadleaf bamboo ... old yakusugi (Japanese cedars). The most famous tree in the ancient forest is Jōmon ...

Yakushima’s most iconic feature is undoubtedly its ancient ... and broadleaf forests. At under 800 meters, closer to the ocean, is the laurel forest zone with banyan trees and Japanese red ...

Makino Mantaro, in the Japan Broadcasting ... and the forest today is primarily unchanged from 8,000 years ago. That was the Jomon Period when ancient humans started transitioning from hunting ...

It's also home to Japan's most iconic cultural city, Kyoto, with its numerous temples, bamboo forests, and traditional ... Nara, the ancient capital, is culture-rich and full of temples but ...