What to do in winter in Japan’s Nagano beyond skiing? Visit snow monkeys, onsen, shrines
Tokyo, Nagano is a magnet for skiers and snowboarders, but it also has temples, macaque monkeys and a town Hokusai painted in ...
Plum blossom festival delights visitors to Japan's Kairakuen garden
Plum trees that have just started to bloom are delighting visitors at an annual festival at the Kairakuen garden in Mito City ...
'Snow monster' trees delight visitors to north Japan's Hakkoda mountains
AOMORI -- Towering "snow monster" ice-covered trees in Aomori's Hakkoda mountains are now at their most spectacular, drawing visitors from around the ･･･ ...
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Cherry blossoms bloom unexpectedly in Japan
The famous pink and white flowers are typically visible for about two weeks in the spring - a phenomenon tourists from around the world ... a tree doctor at the Flower Association of Japan told ...
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World Heritage site city torn over chopping down old invasive trees
AMAMI, Kagoshima Prefecture--This southern Japan city is torn between its responsibility to protect a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site and residents’ desire to keep non-native trees.