I took Japan's famous bullet train Shinkansen for the first time. My trip from Osaka to Tokyo was quick with comfy seats, but ...

Visitors looking for the "real Japan" may find it on a new long trail two hours from Tokyo that shows off the country's ...

When was the first time you experienced snowfall? While I have walked on slippery, icy snow during my previous travels abroad ...

Here are stories that students at the Shinjuku Japanese Language Institute in Tokyo contributed ... for a train, an old woman whom I didn’t know said, “Oh, what's the matter? Take care.” ...

This five-day journey will take you to all the must-visit ... and some places offer all-you-can-eat courses. Advice: A convenient way to getting to Otaru from Sapporo is taking the JR Rapid Airport ...

Kawazu-zakura, also known as Kawazu cherry blossoms, is a unique variety of cherry blossom that blooms in early spring in Japan. It is named after the town of Kawazu in the Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka ...

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan - 04, 2025 Snow sculptures are lit up at Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Feb. 4, 2025, the opening day of the Sapporo Snow Festival.

SAPPORO—The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Hokkaido’s most popular winter events, opened here on Feb. 4, overcoming what had been a record low snowfall this season. About 140 snow statues are ...

Japan’s Sapporo Snow Festival ... “When that happens, the very biggest statues can become unstable and dangerous.” ...

The map below shows the location of Sapporo and Philadelphia. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance ...

Tokyo (AFP) – Full crowds in Tokyo for this year's World Athletics Championships can make up for fans being locked out of the city's pandemic-postponed Olympics in 2021, the event's CEO told AFP.

Full crowds in Tokyo for this year's World Athletics Championships can make up for fans being locked out of the city's pandemic-postponed Olympics in 2021, the event's CEO told AFP. The Tokyo Games ...