In Otari Village, Nagano Prefecture, where a section of this road still remains, you can now experience walking along this ...

This week, three metres of powder snow will coat Japan’s Central Alps, a region Nobel Laureate Yasunari Kawabata labelled ...

Since 2019, Shirobito, a Japanese online media platform specialising in castles, compiles an annual list of Japan’s top 20 ...

An event marking the start of tourist season in the Gifu Prefecture part of the Northern Japanese Alps was held at Murakami Shrine in Takayama in the prefecture.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today that Japan continues to comply with international safety standards in its discharge of ALPS treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear ...

Cloudy with a high of 76 °F (24.4 °C). Winds variable at 3 to 6 mph (4.8 to 9.7 kph). Night - Cloudy. Winds from NNE to SW at 2 to 6 mph (3.2 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 57 °F (13.9 ...

The remains of a Connecticut woman who went missing on a hike in Japan two years ago have been recovered, her family announced. Pattie Wu-Murad disappeared in April 2023 during a solo hiking trip ...

From Omachi, Zac will first ride up the eastern flanks of the Northern Alps to the Sea of Japan coast. He'll then ride down the western side of the Alps to the old city of Hida. Wow, look at that.