In western Japan, this prefecture’s verdant natural spaces are the perfect destination for bringing together body, mind, and ...

Combat overtourism in other parts of Japan by visiting this central region. Here’s everything you should know before your ...

Kenrokuen Garden is one of Japan’s many gardens that shine in the winter. Japan’s manicured green spaces are more than worth ...

Most visitors hit the "golden triangle" of Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto on Honshu's east coast. Here's why the regions of Chugoku ...

Tohoku is rebuilding its tourist economy after the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Here’s all the info you need to plan ...

Climbing Mount Fuji will become more expensive next summer, with Yamanashi Prefecture raising the toll on the mountain’s ...

The proposal for an entry fee for Japan's highest mountain is designed to ease congestion at the site and prevent dangerous ...

Shizuoka, Dec. 13 (Jiji Press)--The Shizuoka prefectural government Friday unveiled the outline of a draft ordinance calling ...

The harvest of Amanogaki persimmons, called “rare persimmons” as they seldom appear on the market, was at its peak in ...

As tea houses go, this one’s rather minimalist, even for unostentatious Japan. But although it’s merely a wooden platform ...

Mt. Fuji Shimizu Port Cruise Ltd., headquartered in the central Japan city of Shizuoka, which provides a variety of passenger ship services to and from Shimizu Port, has launched a package tour. It ...

Local governments in Japan are considering travel taxes as a means to fund tourism-related policies and infrastructure, while ...