From an island off of North Carolina to a coastal village on Japan’s Izu Peninsula, these are the most beautiful beach towns in the world. Lydia Mansel is a writer with more than eight years of ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Think ‘Japan’ and many evocative images spring to mind. One that probably doesn’t is a beautiful beach. Yet between the coastlines of ...

On the Pacific coast, east of Japan, Matsushima Bay is home to more than 250 rocky islets covered with pine trees, scattered across a milky-coloured inland sea. This marine decor, often shrouded in ...

Think ‘Japan’ and many evocative images spring to mind. One that probably doesn’t is a beautiful beach. Yet between the coastlines of Hokkaido island in the north and the tropical Okinawa archipelago ...