Journey to Japan’s lesser-visited mountainous region, home to many distinctive traditional inns, within whose walls you can ...

Enjoy four seasons of natural beauty, festivities and outdoor activities off the beaten track in Japan's north. North of Tokyo, the Tohoku region unfolds across seven prefectures that offer a ...

The Tohoku region of Japan is synonymous with the great 17 th-century writer Matsuo Basho — whose journey into the north of his country was recorded in his masterpiece, The Narrow Road to the ...

as Tohoku's performing arts and unique food traditions reflect a deep reverence for its landscape. Beyond Japan's urban bustle, this serene region reveals a timeless balance where people and ...

Head to the unsung Japanese region of Tohoku to discover its traditional inns, and immerse yourself in the thermal waters ...

1 in Japan,” Sato said ... But no team from the six prefectures of the Tohoku region had ever taken home the national title. Tohoku teams, hampered by long snowy winters, had been looked ...

The Japan Weather Association says the last time ... Fierce winds are blowing in the southern Tohoku region along the Pacific coast, due to a low-pressure system and a front.

In March 2011, Japan was hit by the Tohoku Region Pacific Coast Earthquake, resulting in enormous damage. By their very nature, natural disasters are extremely difficult to predict, and we cannot tell ...

KORIYAMA, Fukushima Prefecture--East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) will introduce the Satono sightseeing train for three prefectures in the southern Tohoku region in April. The Aizu Satono will ...

Explaining Northern Japan to Rwandans. Hachimantai city in Iwate prefecture is located in the Tohoku region of Northern Japan. It's a Host Town for Olympic athletes from Rwanda. In this video I ...