In 2019, Max Lamb spent a lot of time in Japan – not for a sabbatical or a holiday, but to master the Urushi techniques of the craftspeople living in Wajima, in Ishikawa prefecture ... has been the ...

The prefecture (Hokkaido) is the birthplace of beer in Japan. And Sapporo Beer ... In fact, this famous pond became an Apple ...

The “patchwork landscape” of farmland and trees that enchanted so many throughout Japan and abroad has brought ... of Biei's scenic spot as a desktop wallpaper option in 2012.

Now a new long trail through Ibaraki Prefecture north of Tokyo will let you “journey back in time” and see the history, culture, and the natural beauty of Japan. The area can be reached by ...

Thirty-three of Japan's 47 prefectural governments back revising a pact governing the US forces in the country, a Kyodo News survey showed ...

A walking tour of the Kiso Valley offers glimpses of the golden age of Japan’s great printmakers.

Video Location: Near Aomori station in Yanakawa, Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan Video Recording Date/Time: January 16, 2025 Snowfall intensified across northern Japan on Friday, January 17 ...

These airports easily connect to key prefectures and cities through Japan’s extensive railway network, making it a seamless trip for travelers to get to most of the tourist destinations.

AOMORI -- Record snowfall has hit the Tsugaru region of northern Japan's Aomori Prefecture, with snow reaching over 4.3 meters deep in one area. The snow was brought by a cold air mass with ...

Note: The ice trees at Zao Onsen Ski Resort, known as juhyo in Japanese, are also often referred to as "snow monsters" in English. Japanese original Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi ...

On Sunday, five households near the sinkhole in Saitama Prefecture were asked to evacuate and take shelter by local government officials, The Japan Times reported. More than a hundred residents ...

A dog and its owner ventured out for a morning walk in heavy snow in Japan’s Nagano Prefecture on February 5, as a winter storm hit parts of the country’s north. Footage filmed by X user ...