The trees along the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route are transforming into a cozy tapestry of fall colors, with vibrant hues of scarlet and gold.
The majestic Yonako Falls, counted among Japan's top 100 waterfalls, is a must-visit destination for anyone exploring northern Nagano Prefecture.
Despite efforts to silence them, scholars are increasingly embracing open academic inquiry into the comfort women issue to hear more sides of the argument.
From the Omagari Festival to the Lake Suwa Festival, here's what to expect from some of the top fireworks celebrations in Japan this summer.
Nestled in the mountains of Nagano, GLAMPROOK Iizuna Kogen offers upscale glamping and is working with the town to reinvent the tourism industry using the SDGs.
As one of the oldest original castles in Japan, completed in the early 1590s, Matsumoto Castle is a star attraction in Nagano Prefecture. It sits proudly...
The new ozeki sumo wrestler Mitakeumi’s birth name is Hisashi Omichi. His mother is a Filipina who first came to Japan as a member of an...
The picturesque Magome guesthouse (Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture) with its quintessential Edo era post town vestiges behind us, we threaded our way up a stone-paved...
I often hear acquaintances — who are visiting Japan but haven’t made plans beyond staying in Tokyo and buying a Japan Rail Pass...
