With festivals taking place throughout the year in Tokyo, you have a good chance that your trip will coincide with a ...

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

Carlton, Nikko, is two hours from Tokyo in a scenic mountain town packed with historic sites. And the hotel has the planet's ...

NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--The Group of Seven ministers for gender equality and women’s empowerment pledged to promote economic independence of women by increasing the number of female ...

Whether you're arriving in or departing from Japan, understanding customs procedures is essential. Here's what you need to know about what must be declared, import restrictions, and how to use Japan’s ...

NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--The Belgian Embassy villa on the shores of Lake Chuzenjiko here will be open to the public in summer for the first time since June 2018. The villa was reportedly built ...

Every fall, visitors flock to Tochigi Prefecture to experience the stunning koyo (autumn foliage) in Nikko. Located less than two hours from Asakusa on the Spacia X, many people opt for a day trip to ...

According to reports by NHK News, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced on March 24 that cherry blossoms have officially begun to bloom in Tokyo. According to the official guidelines issued by the ...

Bereaved families and others mourned the victims of an avalanche that occurred during a school mountaineering workshop in Tochigi Prefecture in 2017, in a memorial ceremony held Saturday before ...

The company’s trains run on a route inherited from the Ashio Line, which was used to transport goods to and from the now defunct Ashio copper mine in neighboring Tochigi Prefecture. The Torokko ...

To the north of Tokyo, the Okunikko area in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, got as much as 47 centimeters of snow. In other areas, 6 centimeters of snow fell in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, 2 centimeters ...