Shipments of snow-chilled sake have begun in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, for customers sweltering in the early summer ...

“The death of 24 people on Mount Fuji led to the formation of our mountain rescue team,” says Katsunori Masuda, an officer ...

This three-day, 360km trip takes us from lowland Gifu Prefecture and its blossoming cherry trees north into the snow-covered central mountains. We'll visit a traditional swordsmith to watch him ...

To draw visitors during these colder months, the village introduced winter illuminations. Today, the vision of snow-laden gassho-zukuri houses illuminated at night is a must-see winter attraction in ...

Nestled in the aviation-rich city of Kakamigahara, the Gifu-Kakamigahara Air and Space Museum-known locally as ...

GIFU--Two hospitals in this central Japan prefecture believe that inpatients having their beloved dogs nearby could stabilize their physical and mental state and accelerate their recovery.

Travel Well in Hokkaido, Japan with our epic snow guide! We were on a tight budget and found affordable accommodation, cheap ...

YAMAGATA--A hot spring resort in this prefecture renowned for its heavy snowfall is offering discounts in accommodation and bathing charges for visitors when at least 40 centimeters of snow falls ...

Rain with a high of 87 °F (30.6 °C) and a 70% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 5 to 9 mph (8 to 14.5 kph). Night - Scattered showers with a 64% chance of precipitation. Winds S at 5 to ...

A 36-year-old man went on trial Tuesday, charged with killing his 40-year-old female colleague in Yamanashi Prefecture last year. In the opening session of his lay judge trial at the Kofu District ...

Night - Cloudy. Winds from ESE to SE. The overnight low will be 64 °F (17.8 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 77 °F (25 °C) and a 51% chance of precipitation. Winds from SE to ESE at 2 to 9 ...

Sapporo (Japan), Feb 28 (ANI): “Sapporo Snow Festival”, is one of the well-known annual winter events in that is held in Sapporo city in Japan. Tourists from around the world gather to witness ...