Visit Kinpusen-ji, sacred for mountain ascetics; the Asuka ruins that are nominated for UNESCO listing; Ise Grand Shrine; and a pearl divers'village on Kintetsu Railway in Nara and Mie Prefectures.

Bob Thissen, a 37-year-old from the Netherlands, has been exploring abandoned places since he was a teen. He documents his adventures on social media, sharing videos and photos of the places he's ...

Roaming the vast Nara Park grounds in the city of Nara, Japan are sacred wild deer, who approach visitors and eat out of their hands as if in a storybook. Now, the transportation to see these deer is ...