I am somewhere in the trees. Thigh-deep in powder. Stomping through the snow. Not riding my board as I should be but carrying it. Muttering to myself about taking the wrong line and getting stuck ...

Overseas tourists are flocking to lesser-known destinations and novel services in a district on Japan’s northernmost main island. But at least one place is still trying to play catch-up in ...

The Niseko-Hirafu police box is housed in the dark brown building, left, covered with snow along a slope on Dec. 24 in Kutchan, Hokkaido. (Yuka Suzuki) ...

Some ski towns in Japan are booming from a rise in international visitors, while resorts in other areas are closing as ...

This ski town in Japan's Hokkaido prefecture is home to a luxe hotel you might not have heard of. Set amid snow-coiffed birch trees in West Hirafu with some apartments boasting views of an ...

Japanese hot springs—better known as onsens—are prized for their zen experience, with travelers coming from around the world to lounge in natural pools and bliss out.

The answer to what makes Niseko's snow so amazing lies in its climate. Niseko is in the north of Japan and has two seas on ...

1️⃣ Close calls: It’s one of the country’s busiest airports — and the site of numerous near accidents between helicopters and ...

The project by Singapore-based investment fund Patience Capital Group will span 350 hectares and include two planned luxury ...

In his latest Instagram post, a “photo dump” from his family’s recent trip to Japan, the Thor star, 41, included a snap of one of his 11-year-old sons flipping the camera (and his dad, if he was the ...