Note: Gassho is the act of joining a pair of hands in prayer.

SHIRAKAWA, Gifu -- An illumination event at a UNESCO World Heritage-listed settlement in this central Japan village began on ... This is the 39th edition of the winter tradition.

Children are busy sketching scenes from their village, filling the papers with colorful drawings of snow-capped mountains, blue poppies, yaks, horses, and men playing khuru.

Every winter Mount Rokko adds a snow park to its many leisure facilities. A short train ride and cable car from downtown Kobe ...

Resorts on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of Japan's highest peak have been bustling this week with an increasing number of inbound tourists. At a ski resort in the prefecture's Narusawa Village ...

This charming resort is steeped in A-list history, and offers unique adventures from snowshoeing to carriage rides and dining ...

If all that has you jonesing for more ski days than you’ve currently got planned, there’s more good news: All of these ...

Japan's weather officials say snowfall is expected to continue through Saturday along the Sea of Japan coast, where some areas have already seen twice as much snow than usual. They say the winter ...

Another romantic hotel in London is NoMad in Covent Garden, with a bright restaurant in its atrium as the centrepoint and lots of dark corners for romance. Also aiding and abetting mischief is Side ...

There is a seasonal restaurant in Allegany County that helps make the cold winter months a little more bearable. Tucked away at 4321 county Road 15A near the village of Angelica ... from as far away ...