Also known as a "departure tax", this tax was introduced in 2019. It is automatically included in travel fares and applies to all individuals leaving Japan by air or sea, including both foreign ...

Japan welcomed a record 36.8 million tourists in 2024 — and even more are expected in 2025. But is it too much, too fast? In this episode of Japan Today Spotlight, we look at Japan’s overtourism ...

In 2024, a record-breaking 36.87 million international tourists visited Japan — a 47.1% jump from the previous year. Among them were 233,000 Indian tourists, up 40% from 166,394 visitors in 2023, ...

(CNN) — Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World heritage site, a world-famous landmark and an icon of Japan. But it has also become a “trash mountain” overcrowded by millions of tourists. To try and ...

In modern Tokyo, January temperatures average 10°C (50°F) during the day and drop to 2°C (36°F) at night, with occasional snowfall ... and the walls were painted with expansive murals of natural ...

Villa Stella at Cedars Mount View, Hunter Valley ... Astride a ridge with wide views, the Treehouse spa villa’s name says it all, and Alaia, which translates to “joyful” in the Basque ...

Tokyo (AFP) – A Japanese panel of experts issued guidance to greater Tokyo residents on Friday in the event Mount Fuji erupts, telling them to stay indoors unless the ashfall becomes severe.

TOKYO — Hikers planning to summit Mount Fuji — Japan’s highest mountain and a popular bucket-list destination — will pay more to access its most-used trails this year as prefectural ...

As a higher-end body, it's likely that Fuji will be manufacturing this model in smaller quantities versus the more mass-appeal X series cameras. If you're interested, my advice would be to sign up ...

Viltrox has announced that its highly regarded AF 135mm F1.8 Lab lens is now available for Nikon Z-mount. The lens was initially released last fall for E-mount, offering a much more affordable prime ...