Japan isn't cheap, but it doesn't have to be so expensive. The country is packed with breathtaking small spots, like this ...

One morning on a recent trip to my dad’s hometown of Hamamatsu, Japan, I found myself on a secluded bank of Lake Hamana, overlooking a small dock where seaweed harvesters keep their boats. I was there ...

Hamamatsu styles itself Japan's city of music. There are even locally-manufactured pianos in the shinkansen station to prove it. Hamamatsu is home to a number major musical instrument manufacturers, ...

Hamamatsu in the western part of Shizuoka Prefecture is the most populated city in the entire prefecture, yet it’s often bypassed by travelers whose eyes remain fixed on the snow-capped peak of Mount ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. One job dominates Yusuke Nakano’s time as mayor of Hamamatsu: how to stop one of Japan’s most important ...

Interviews were conducted in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, the city that hosted The Gaijin Day on Sept. 1. More on this event can be found here. Residents were asked about their history with the ...

Hamamatsu, a factory belt to Tokyo's west, is home to iconic brands such as Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha and Kawai. But with 770,000 people and projected to drop by 10 per cent by 2040, the city is ...

The Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum in the New Forest has added a rare Lilac Lancer Mk V 250cc V-Twin to its world-renowned ...