New history special explores the country from its mythologic past to its high-tech present
Japan is a land of dramatic contrasts; some might even say contradictions. After all, where else in the world can you find sleek high-tech cities with an ancient shrine to local gods around every other corner? It is one of the world’s most modern nations, yet it was also one of the last to embrace the Industrial Revolution.
Here, folklore and myth don’t stop on the cusp of modernity, they roll on and embrace it, resulting in a culture that can comfortably hold space for both at once. In our new special, Weird & Wonderful Japan, you can learn about the priests who bless people’s phones, the world’s most advanced trains and an island where cats outnumber people.
Japan is occasionally otherworldly: bewitching, beguiling, beautiful, and sometimes downright weird. Come with us now on a journey to some of its most remarkable destinations.
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