SUWA, Nagano -- A natural phenomenon called "Omiwatari," in which ice forming on the surface of Lake Suwa in Nagano ...

The coastline here is as beautiful as it is battered, in a region that has traditionally seen few tourists. But that’s ...

Tucked away on Mount Hachimantai in northeastern Japan is a lake called Kagami Numa. Most of the time it's pretty ordinary looking, but if you go there at the right time you might be lucky to get ...

He moved to Japan in late 2024 and works as a chef in a restaurant in Nozawaonsen, a small town northwest of Tokyo. It's been edited for length and clarity. I'd always dreamed of seeing different ...

NAGI, Okayama Prefecture--A regional fertility rate of 2.95 sounds unbelievable given Japan’s struggle with the increasingly dwindling birthrate, but it has happened here in the small town of Nagi.

Hanson, 37, was living in Lake Oswego ... Because of the pandemic, she didn't get to Japan until October 2021. Nakamura lives in a rural seaside town on Shikoku Island, which is about 164 miles ...

It's located in the town of Nagaizumi in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and offers one passer-by a place to sit. And a tiny patch of vegetation for local insects to luxuriate in. The park ...

17th-century records show that cedar and cypress were used in Edo and Osaka - Japan's urban centers at the time. 03:25 This unique New Year's dish, "Bouri," and "Mikan Mochi" are much loved ...

Japan, long revered as a powder Mecca ... For now, though, Niseko seems to be bulletproof. The town has been riding a wave of increasing foreign visitors and the opening of new fancy resorts ...