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

Certain kinds of accommodation offer a window into the national soul. Step onto the flagstones of an ancient English inn, into the pine-panelled cosiness of an Alpine rifugio or beyond the gates ...

(Mainichi/Shintaro Matsumoto) AOMORI -- Snow removal work is in full swing along a stretch of a northern Japan road that becomes a "snow corridor" with meters-high walls of the white stuff on ...

Photograph by Ena Fujita, Tricolage I visited a number of ryokans on a winter tour of Tohoku — the lesser-explored northeastern half of Japan’s main island of Honshu. The snow lay thick on the ...

rain and snow in eastern and northern Japan on Wednesday. The Meteorological Agency says a low pressure system is moving westward on the Sea of Japan, causing strong winds in western Japan on Tuesday.

The low-pressure system is projected to continue developing, bringing strong winds with snow in areas along the Pacific in northern Japan. Maximum wind speed is expected to reach about 90 ...

Global warming contributed to record snowfall in northern and eastern Japan in February, increasing the amount of snow by up to 10%, the Meteorological Agency said in a report released Tuesday.

In Japan, a brilliant solution to clearing snow from roads has been in place for decades, and it’s one the U.S. could ...

Beginning in the 17th century, the Nakasendo trail connected Kyoto and Edo, now modern-day Tokyo. Along this path, 69 ...

The fires, which quickly burned hundreds of hectares, erupted just days after massive wildfires in northern Japan burnt almost 3,000 hectares, nearly a tenth of the land in the area. Six homes were ...

The sands could reduce visibility in western and northern Japan to less than 10km, while some areas may see visibility of just 5km, according to the weather agency. “If visibility falls to less ...