Escape Japan's more popular tourist hubs and head to a less-visited, mountainous region with festivals and delicious food ...

Tens of thousands of visitors toured the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet and other U.S. military installations in Japan.

There is still time to enjoy Japan’s winter delights – from ski runs to spectacular sights of frozen waterfalls – book your trip now.

Catrina Sugita experiences the area's winter lifestyle and its fiery festivals. Lake Tazawako is Japan's deepest with just over 423 meters. In winter, it doesn't freeze over, and its beautiful ...

Japan’s Sapporo Snow Festival, a dazzling showcase of ice and artistry that lures millions to far northern Hokkaido prefecture each winter, almost did not happen this year. A month of record ...

Gion Matsuri, Kyoto: a thousand-year-old tradition and the most famous matsuri Kyoto's Gion Matsuri, a star among Japanese festivals, takes place in July. Dating back over a thousand years, it is ...

SAPPORO—The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Hokkaido’s most popular winter events ... level snowfalls that were hitting other areas of Japan’s northernmost main island on Feb. 4.