Periods including “fish emerge from the ice” in mid-February and “rainbows hide” in late November offer a framework for ...

Japan surpassed 10 million visitors at the fastest pace ever this year, reaching that mark already in March, official data ...

In Japan, the simple act of walking has long been connected to working toward enlightenment.

People planning to visit Mount Fuji will be required to wear appropriate climbing gear, the local government hosting the mountain's most popular trail said, as it begins accepting reservations next ...

The Yamanashi Prefectural Government said Thursday that it will begin accepting online reservations for climbing Mount Fuji from the prefecture ... people from climbing Japan's tallest mountain ...

Park fees that run to hundreds of US dollars have long been charged to people wishing to climb Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro ... Shizuoka prefecture to climb Japan’s sacred and most ...

Little did they know that it saved their lives. 25 minutes after takeoff, the flight that Broccoli, Saltzman, Gilbert, Young, ...

A giant snow corridor has been ploughed through the northern Alps in central Japan, finally enabling the route to reopen to traffic after being closed all winter. The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route ...

This underrated city was once the capital of Japan in the Middle Ages and is now a beautiful, tourist-friendly hub with ...

It opened in 1928. The trees there don’t live nearly as long -- maybe 25 to 30 years -- compared to as many as 100 years in their native Japan. “They’re under more stress here,” said Tom ...

Near Mount Fuji, 200 cherry trees have burst into bloom, pairing two of Japan’s most iconic symbols to create a beautiful scene. This year, the trees all blossomed at the same time, delighting ...