Wide areas of the Kanto and Chugoku regions were blanketed with snow on the morning of March 19 due to a cold air mass and a ...

Every fall, visitors flock to Tochigi Prefecture to experience the stunning koyo (autumn foliage) in Nikko. Located less than ...

The Kanto Koshin region woke up to a cold Sunday morning with rain and snow. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency’s ...

Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts will open its first hotel in Japan on April 3, 2025. Founded in New York in 1893, Waldorf Astoria is part of the Hilton family of brands, with 34 hotels across the ...

Aomori Prefecture, perched at Honshu’s northern tip across from Hokkaido, boasts dual coastlines along the Pacific and Sea of Japan. Its geography and climate yield stellar produce and seafood, making ...

What defines Akita cuisine? Likely kiritanpo nabe—grilled rice tubes shaped from pounded rice and simmered in a hot pot—comes to mind first. Then there’s the renowned Hinai Jidori chicken, raised ...

Nikko-Shirane (right). All of that water in Lake Chuzenji ... Okukinu Onsen lies in a remote mountain valley of Tochigi Prefecture, and offers a rather rustic experience, with scenic and peaceful ...

The Kinugawa Onsen district in Tochigi Prefecture is one of the top three ... and Buddhist monks as a stopover during a pilgrimage to Nikko. The onsen became accessible to the general public ...

Night - Scattered showers with a 66% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 36 °F (2.2 °C). Mostly cloudy with a high of 51 °F (10.6 °C) and a 56 ...

NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--If paying to be stuck inside a train with “zombies” for 60 minutes is your idea of fun, check out a summer deal offered by Watarase Keikoku Railway Co. “Zombie ...