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 burglaries targeting vacant houses that have not been occupied for a long time, has starkly increased in ...

What created the Noto Peninsula landscape we know today? After examining the devastation from the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, researchers have a theory.

Land topography is usually formed gradually over long periods of time, but sometimes a single event can dramatically change ...

Weather News announced that cherry blossom is expected to bloom nationwide earlier than usual. The earliest blooming is seen ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds from N to NNW at 8 to 10 mph (12.9 to 16.1 kph). The overnight low will be 36 °F (2.2 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 52 °F (11.1 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 9 ...

Tohoku’s cherry blossom festivals offer a breathtaking yet ... the row of blossoms has been selected as one of the “100 Best Cherry Blossom Spots in Japan.” The Ogawara Sakura Festival takes place ...

JTB has forecasted that international visitors to Japan will exceed 40 million in ... ‘AdventureWeek 2025’ will be organized in Tohoku in September this year, inviting 12 international travel ...

Aomori Apple (青森りんご) refers to apples that are grown in the Aomori Prefecture of Japan. Aomori is a region known for its high-quality apples, and the climate and soil conditions in the area contribute ...

As shown in the map below, the sakura are expected first in ... near average dates for the vast majority of eastern and western Japan, and for blossoming to start in the northeastern Tohoku region ...

A Pokemon fan made a pixel-art map of Japan with game regions accurately placed. Pokemon regions like Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh are based on real Japanese locations. The Pokemon Ranger ...

As with other sakura spots in northern Japan, the cherry blossom season in Akita is later ... Kakunodate, often called the “Little Kyoto of Tohoku,” is likely to be a local’s first spot that comes to ...