Kumamoto’s Tatsuda Nature Park is a little-known treasure; an off-the-beaten-track destination. It is a pleasant green space with well-groomed paths, yet the lack of crowds and its various remnants of ...

Taiwanese tend to buy a variety of merchandise, from sake to Japanese sweets and western ... not just Mount Aso and Kumamoto Castle.” ...

Tokyo cherry blossoms were forecast to come into bloom earlier than any other region of the country for the second ...

With 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Japan is ideal for those who like to explore the historical and environmental aspects of ...

At least six cherry blossom buds opened up on the specimen tree in Sannomaru at the Kochi Castle in the southwest of the country, Japan Meteorological ... across the world. Kumamoto city declared ...

Part of the participation fees will be donated to help rebuild Kumamoto Castle, which was damaged ... to cheer up areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

The announcement of cherry blossom blooms is not just a seasonal marker; it holds cultural significance in Japan. The cherry blossom ... as last year but was one day later than the average. In ...

TOKYO – Somei-Yoshino cherry blossoms started to bloom in Kochi and Kumamoto prefectures on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said ... on a monitored Somei-Yoshino cherry tree in Kochi Castle on ...