Nara Japan offers beauty, history and deer encounters, and is especially gorgeous during cherry blossom season.

There are quaint bars and restaurants lining the outer edges of the town, which provide the perfect opportunity for an ...

Our trusted travel specialists weigh in on Japan's less-touristed, just-as-exciting destinations, from arty Naoshima to the ...

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

Gaffelkonst is another spot close to the studio; it changes its menu weekly and the food is inspired by a variety of cuisines, with a Swedish touch. It has a beautiful salad buffet. Nagano ...

One of Japan's most popular young stars has been swept up in a cheating scandal with not one but two of her male co-stars, which all of them have denied. Mei Nagano is currently one of Japan's ...

The quake, with an estimated magnitude of 5.0, occurred at around 8:19 p.m. at a depth of about 10 kilometers in northern Nagano, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. There was no concern ...

Mentioned in Izaak Walton's 1653 "The Compleat Angler", it's long been a favourite fishing spot. Expect top-quality trout and grayling and, for coarse anglers, there are great catches to be had ...

ASAHI, Toyama (Japan ... beautiful even with an element missing, as there is no such extensive row of cherry blossom trees in his home country. The Japan News also reported that in Matsumoto ...

Visitors take memorial photos against the backdrop of cherry blossoms at Ounkyo Bridge in Takato Castle Site Park in Ina, Nagano Prefecture ... “It’s too beautiful!” near the iconic Ounkyo Bridge, a ...

Travel destinations striving to promote DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) and sustainability in the tourism industry were recently honored at the 2025 Japan Travel Awards ... it is the most ...