Background Japan’s ‘Health Japan 21’ initiative targets a reduction in adult smoking prevalence to 12% by 2032. This study ...

Ramen bowls are presented as canvases for art at The Art of the RAMEN Bowl exhibition in Tokyo's Akasaka district. Visitors ...

NESTLED in the mountains of Japan’s Gifu prefecture, Higashi Mino remains a well-kept secret – for now. But with Japan’s new ...

Beginning in the 17th century, the Nakasendo trail connected Kyoto and Edo, now modern-day Tokyo. Along this path, 69 designated post towns operated as resting stations where weary travelers could ...

Away from the bright hustle and bustle of Tokyo, two hours west by bullet train through the countryside, resides a hidden gem of Japan – the Gifu Prefecture ... heart of the region, the Nagara ...

An extensive system failure across central Japan that knocked out electronic toll collection (ETC) booths on major ...

Tokyo, April 3 (Jiji Press)--The Air Self-Defense Force said Thursday that its Blue Impulse aerobatics team will fly over tourist spots in Osaka Prefecture on April 13 to celebrate the day's ...

The Tohoku region ... Tokyo, spent four nights in Yamagata Prefecture with his family. His parents in their 60s and his sister and brother in their 30s traveled from Taipei to visit him in Japan ...

This cherry blossom festival, one of Tokyo's most popular ... Most of them hail from the Tono region of Gifu prefecture, which accounts for a whopping 90% of Japan's ramen bowls.

Toyama Airport is 84 km away. Set in Takayama in the Gifu region, with Takayama Station and Sakurayama Hachiman Shrine nearby, Tomareru sento taka no yu - Vacation STAY 37196v provides accommodation ...