Just over a 2.5 hour bullet train ride west of Tokyo, the city of Hakusan in Ishikawa Prefecture is home to Mount Hakusan, ...

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The shoji screen door slides closed behind me. The room is sun-dappled — paper door and latticework walls letting light in while keeping prying eyes out. My shoes have been spirited away and the ...

Between September and November, the landscape wakes up. Leaves drain from green to flame, humidity drops out of the air, and entire regions take on the clarity of a cleaned lens. The shift is quick in ...