A walking tour of the Kiso Valley offers glimpses of the golden age of Japan’s great printmakers.

Beyond Tokyo lies the charm of the Gifu prefecture. After a dream holiday, writer Lizzy has compiled the ultimate Gifu travel guide.

its brooding feudal castle and gold-scaled carp, one can view gleaming reaches of the sea dotted with high-prowed tankers and freighters—a reminder that Japan is the world’s leading shipbuilder.

These villages in western Japan, in the mountains of Honshu ... Japanese Alps Located around 50km from the city of Takayama in Gifu Prefecture, Shirakawa-go stretches along the Sho River at ...

The designation of these two towns has brought the total of Best Tourism Villages in Japan to eight, with previous selections including Biei and Niseko in Hokkaido, Miyama in Kyoto, Oku-Matsushima in ...

Murder Mystery Dinner Party, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Landoll's Mohican Castle, 561 Township Road 3352 ... Japanese Kabuki Troupe, Aioiza, will come to Wooster from Gifu, Japan. The group will present ...

Approximately 3 hours from Tokyo via Nagoya, Gifu is accessible by bullet train and local train. Gifu Prefecture is in the ...

GIFU--The city of Seki, Gifu Prefecture, will likely lose its status as the “belly-button of Japan” five years from now because of population shifts. The “navel” title refers to a ...

HIROSAKI, Aomori -- Snow-covered cherry blossom trees and a castle moat in this northern Japan city are currently lit up in pink in the evenings, to the delight of visitors. The "Fuyu ni Saku ...