open image in gallery Tourists outside the Fuji Subaru Line 5th station, which leads to the popular Yoshida trail for hikers climbing Mount Fuji (AFP via Getty Images) At the Japan Tourism Agency ...

Mt. Kinpu, a 2,599-meter high mountain that straddles Yamanashi and Nagano Prefectures, is known as one of Japan’s “100 famous mountains.” An old trail called the Mitakekodo runs over the mountain.

Sure, they’re a great chance to get some of the best food Japan has to offer, but why have there been so many? One’s first guess might be that they rake in the dough with sales, but that’s actually ...

SAPPORO, Japan -- Nestled along a picturesque canal in Otaru, a historic port town in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, is a building with weathered brick walls and green-framed windows ...

There are many alternative ways to experience central Japan’s sacred peak without the ... Every year, around 220,000 people come to climb Mount Fuji, mostly packed into three hectic months ...

The Prismatic Snapdragon mount in WoW Patch 11.0.7 has eight color variations, offering unique customization options. Players can collect treats on Siren Isle to change the mount's color ...

Japan is staring down a demographic cliff. The population has shrunk for 15 straight years, with births hitting a record low of 730,000 last year and deaths a record high of 1.58 million.

As 2024 nears its end and we look back on the year in entertainment, it was clearly one when Japan-related works loomed large on the global market. It is a diverse group of works. Some were made ...

A central Japan city at the foot of Mount Fuji has lost more than a month’s worth of winter days per year in the past decade due to global warming, a recent study by a US-based climate research ...

Semiconductors, bears and trains were just some of the major news topics in Hokkaido this past year, and are expected to continue to dominate local news coverage in 2025. Here’s a brief rundown ...

HOKKAIDO, Japan -- It is every skier's dream, cutting through knee-deep powder in virgin, untracked snow. I float down the mountain smiling, whooping and bouncing from one turn to the next in a ...