Japan is home to bustling metropolises like Tokyo and Osaka, but its true magic lies in its charming small towns. Nestled ...

The Nakasendo road still exists in its entirety - as do dozens of the post towns it weaves between - forming an epic walking route across central Japan ... are pale mountains, delicate cherry ...

The air is crisp, the snow deep and undisturbed. The Japanese Alps tower around us, beckoning us to their slopes. In central Japan, just under two hours from Tokyo by bullet train, Nagano is known ...

Dreaming of Japow? These top ski resorts in Japan offer incredible runs, stunning scenery, and some of the best ski conditions in the world.

Niseko is riding a wave of increased global popularity, supported by the opening of new fancy resorts and eateries over the ...

Scots dominate the blended whiskey game, but the Japanese craft unique, exquisitely-crafted sips — Suntory to Hibiki, all ...

Lodge Nagano is ... hearty Japanese mountain food like miso ramen and tonkatsu pork cutlets. A meal with beer is ¥2,100. Hakuba Valley, a two-hour train ride from Tokyo, is Japan’s largest ...

Ireland and Northern Ireland’s self-drive scene is underpinned by two legendary routes: the Wild Atlantic Way (pictured) and ...

My husband and I have talked about going to Japan for years. Last year, we finally made solid plans to visit Hakuba, a popular ski destination near some of Japan's mountain ranges. We planned to ...

In the 1830s, at the tail end of Japan’s flourishing ... old road—a string of 17th-century towns in the Kiso Valley, which straddles the Gifu and Nagano prefectures. The Nakasendō at its ...

booking a self-guided itinerary with Walk Japan that would follow one of the more complete sections of the old road—a string of 17th-century towns in the Kiso Valley, which straddles the Gifu and ...