Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to ...

Japan was the top cross-border destination for Chinese tourists during the eight-day Lunar New Year holiday through Feb. 4, ...

Nestled in the heart of the Honshu mountains, Takayama’s nickname is “the little Kyoto of the Alps,” and for good reason: its ...

DaSilva also pointed to Japan's prevalence in popular culture, including the rise of interest in anime and TV shows in the ...

In hotspots like Kyoto you sometimes have to queue for the queues, but escaping the country’s overtourism problem couldn’t be simpler ...

Approximately 3 hours from Tokyo via Nagoya, Gifu is accessible by bullet train and local train. Gifu Prefecture is in the ...

For a complicated trip and without a lot of time and effort to construct your itinerary, you would be better off talking to a ...

Next stop Aizuwakamatsu, another four-hour train ride to the south, followed by Kanazawa and Takayama and finally Naoshima. Japan’s “art island” is much closer to Osaka than Tokyo ...

The Sapporo city government announced on Feb. 3 that it will stop requiring employees to pay for their own business cards, ...

TAKAYAMA, Gifu Prefecture--The Shinhotaka Ropeway aerial tramway has reopened here after a three-month hiatus, offering breathtaking summer views of the Northern Japan Alps. Ropeway No. 2 for ...

(Mainichi/Junji Takayama) The Sapporo Snow Festival originated ... drops to 4 to 5 C below zero," he said. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency's Sapporo Regional Headquarters, the warm ...