Tokyo saw its net population inflow rise again last year, reaching 79,285, a level close to that before the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Japanese weather officials say a strengthening winter pressure pattern is expected to bring heavy snow, mainly to areas along ...
Tokyo, Nagano is a magnet for skiers and snowboarders, but it also has temples, macaque monkeys and a town Hokusai painted in The air is crisp, the snow deep and undisturbed. The Japanese Alps tower ...
We spent two hours chatting with the three masterminds behind the upcoming sequel to Ōkami: Hideki Kamiya, Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, and Kiyohiko Sakata. The trio told us all about their partnership, how ...
There are a host of ryokans in Shibu Onsen town – here’s my pick of the Shibu Onsen best ryokans [private onsens, great food, ...
Heavy snow has led to 12 deaths in Japan since Feb. 4, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Wednesday. By prefecture, ...
The body of a 98-year-old man was found covered in snow on the ground beneath the eaves of a shed on his property in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, on Thursday. Police said Nobuchika Higuchi, who ...
The Nakasendo road still exists in its entirety - as do dozens of the post towns it weaves between - and can form an epic ...
The number of skiers and snowboarders in Japan declined to 4.6 million in 2023 from 18.6 million in 1993 due to an increasing number of leisure activities and the declining birthrate, according to a ...
Six-hundred hina dolls appear together on a 30-tiered showcase that stands about 6 meters high at The World Folk Doll Museum ...
NAGANO--For the 19th year in a row, Nagano ranked as simply the best in terms of prefecture to relocate to for people seeking ...
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