Walking the Nakasendo trail, travelers can visit Japanese post towns, centuries-old towns that look nearly as they would in ...

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For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa ...

The Japan News also reported that in Matsumoto, Nagano, about 4,000 cherry trees were seen at their peak on Saturday (April 12) on an ancient tomb against a view of the snow-capped Northern Alps ...

Spring has officially arrived, and Japan’s iconic cherry blossoms, or sakura, are beginning to bloom across the country! As of April 17, 2025, the cherry blossom season has kicked off in much of ...

After World War II, Japan began reforesting the country with fast-growing sugi (cedar) and hinoki (cypress) trees. However, this effort led to a hay fever crisis, which was first noticed in 1964. By ...

Three people have been attacked by a bear in their residences in Iyama, Nagano Prefecture, with two of them suffering serious injuries, according to media reports. Local police and other ...

Police said there was another avalanche in the Central Japan Alps in Komagane, Nagano Prefecture. It struck near the Senjojiki Cirque, at about 2,680 meters in elevation, around 9 a.m. on March 14.

Forests, pillars of global food security and nutrition, are the livelihoods of millions of families. They provide essential foods such as fruits, seeds, roots and wild meat, fundamental resources ...