Experience Japan's rainy season charm with lush landscapes, vibrant hydrangeas and serene indoor attractions—perfect for a ...

The town of Hakuba in northern Nagano Prefecture is no stranger to global ... of world-class snow during the southern hemisphere’s summer. In 2014, the town started working with 10 local resorts ...

This water, a cool summer climate and freezing winters ... lacquer artist-painters, in Kiso-Hirasawa (Nagano Prefecture). CHIKASHI SUZUKI FOR M LE MAGAZINE DU MONDE Akiko Ishimoto, lacquer artist ...

Tanabata Houtou is a seasonal variation of houtou, a traditional noodle soup from Yamanashi Prefecture for Tanabata Festival.

Donald Keene's journey tracing the footsteps of haiku poet Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) in Basho's masterpiece "Oku no Hosomichi," which Keene later trans･･･ ...

Enjoying four very distinct seasons, deciding on the best time to visit Japan will depend on what exactly you want to ...

The Summer Harvest event in Grow a Garden gets all gardeners on one server to work together to donate specific types of plants in a short span of time to get points.. Added as part of the Summer ...

We stayed at Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, and then I thought I would take them up to Tokyo for a couple of days, as they had only sketchy memories of the city ...

A giant kettle created by a metalworking firm in Niigata Prefecture is on display at the World Expo in Osaka through Wednesday. The maker in Tsubame City was established more than 200 years ago.

He told me with delight that Japan has hot springs everywhere and that he planned to head to Hakuba Happo in Nagano Prefecture next. He said he was 33 years old, -- the same age Keene was when he ...

The National Book Foundation’s Summer Reading Adventure challenge encourages adults to pick up a book and share their literary journey with fellow bookworms Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books ...