Escape the crowds and discover a quieter Japan at these 12 hotels, from mountaintop ryokan to island hideaways.

However, the prefecture offers so much more than these popular spots. From historic sites and natural science ... the first shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate known for reunifying Japan. History isn’t ...

The trees blossom only for one to two weeks when the “Sakura Snow” falls ... than it does in the rest of Japan. It is a highly-celebrated season, and tourist information centres provide ...

If you visit Japan during the winter months, you can immerse yourself in an onsen while being surrounded by snow at Hakone National ... of the typical canned tourist experiences!

Everyone goes to Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. Why not try spots like the bustling port of Yokohama or the serene monasteries of ...

The large amount of tourists that Japan sees every year, as well as the worldwide popularity and appeal of Pokemon, likely contribute to the need for more space. The Fukuoka store will re-open up ...

The aircraft had been travelling to a hospital in Fukuoka from an airport in Nagasaki ... were later recovered by a Japan Air Self-Defense Force helicopter. Their hearts had stopped, and they ...

Located in Bangli Regency, Penglipuran Tourist Village is a well-liked tourist destination on the island due to its well-preserved environment. According to the pulopanjang-puloampel.desa.id website, ...

OITA (Kyodo) -- On a small island in southwestern Japan with a population of only around 1,700, Australian John Widmer, reputed as the island's only foreign resident, runs a cafe hoping it will ...

is known for powder snow, dubbed "Japow". The resort areas are a huge part of Japan's tourism boom, also fuelled by a weak yen, which saw inbound tourist numbers jump 17% in February, hitting a record ...

Hiroyuki Wada of the Japan Tree Doctors Association, who inspects cherry trees in major spots in Tokyo, helped supervise the AI tool. Japan's famed cherry trees are getting old, but a new AI tool ...