From seaside towns in Kyoto and Okayama to ancient houses in Gifu, explore the timeless beauty of these Japanese villages.

Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, will launch a pilot service to let pet dogs have fun riding Shinkansen bullet trains ...

There are many alternative ways to experience central Japan’s sacred peak without the crowds, from hiking its sister summits ...

Shinkansen cars will be chartered to allow passengers to release their dogs from cages and move around inside the cars with ...

An annual record of over 33 million inbound foreigners visited Japan between January and November 2024 amid a tourism boom ...

Yamanashi Prefecture, which lies just west of Tokyo, typically reports two to four bear attack victims a year. Fumiaki Iwase, head of the advanced emergency medical service center of the Yamanashi ...

SIOUX CITY -- Sioux City council members Julie Schoenherr, Alex Watters and Matthew O'Kane traveled to Yamanashi City, Japan, ...

Visit Japan during this time of year to see the country's cherry blossoms emerge from their winter slumber and bathe the ...

"Picky to Pocky no Haiku Ehon: Oshogatsu no Maki," written by Kozaburo Arashiyama and illustrated by Mizumaru Anzai ...

Nagano Prefecture is the second largest producer of grapes in terms of yield, after Yamanashi Prefecture. As the price for the Kyoho decreased as it declined in popularity, alarmed agricultural ...

Night - Clear. Winds from WSW to SW. The overnight low will be 27 °F (-2.8 °C). Sunny with a high of 52 °F (11.1 °C). Winds variable. Sunny today with a high of 52 °F (11.1 °C) and a low of ...