IHG Hotels & Resorts had  announced an agreement with Minami Nijo Operations to open Japan’s second Holiday Inn & Suites ...

KIRYU, Gunma — Newly sprouted green maple leaves reflected on an immaculately polished floor, creating “yuka momiji,” or floor maple leaves, caught the eyes of visitors at Hotokuji temple in Kiryu, ...

The basic fare and seat booking fare are included in the “Hokkaido Rail Pass” From the "Furano/Biei Norokko Train," you can enjoy the magnificent scenery from the train running at 30 km/hour. The ...

SAPPORO -- Nutmeg contains a compound capable of suppressing infection by the coronavirus, a research group at Hokkaido University here has discovered. The finding raises prospects for developing ...

Many overseas visitors are still shocked to find some of the best pizzas on the planet right here in Japan, particularly in Tokyo. In fact, pizzas here are so established that “Tokyo-style pizza ...

Travel, one of humanity's oldest pursuits,offers much more than a change of scenery. What deeper value does it bring to our lives? What is the true allure of setting off on a journey? Watch the ...

Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery is a vivid, interactive fiction about an aspiring artist on the cusp of finishing the final piece of her gallery submission. A relaxing, eloquent experience ...

Japan's Environment Ministry says seal carcasses in the country's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido have tested positive for a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu. The ministry says this is the ...

Surrounded by world famous mountain ranges and exquisite scenery, Jackie's home-away-from-home clearly offers the kind of peace her $10million radio salary can buy. It comes after the lookalike ...

SAPPORO — There were 10-100 times more marimo moss balls in Hokkaido’s Lake Akan 120 years ago, a research team has found. The team, consisting of researchers from Tohoku University, Kushiro ...

Cherry blossoms of the Somei-Yoshino variety have started blooming in a town on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. Officials in Matsumae Town on the southern tip of the island announced on ...