Whether you're travelling from Tokyo to Kyoto to see centuries of history with your own eyes or heading north to Hokkaido for ...

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Hoshoryu, real name Sugarragchaa Byambasuren, became the 74th yokozuna after winning a major tournament last week. The sinkhole in Yashio city has now grown to the size of a swimming pool ...

However, with temperatures forecasted to remain above average after dormancy breaks, flower buds ... (northeastern Japan) is typically forecast to open at the end of March. The last cherry blossoms in ...

Putricia has been placed behind a velvet rope in Sydney's botanic gardens An endangered plant known as the "corpse flower" for its putrid stink is blooming in Australia - and captivating the ...

With the winter sports season in full swing, skiers, snowboarders and those who just want to experience the snow are once again descending on Hokkaido. But the influx of so many visitors has ...

A piece of home, but in Japan ... flower fields, like lavender, are used to flavour everything from shaved ice to coffees. Are there other cultural traditions that influence food customs in Hokkaido?

SHARI, Hokkaido--Nearly 60 people from all over Japan visited a gymnasium here on ... “It could've happened to me," he said. Visitors laid flowers in the hopes that such an act would help ...

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the flower girl tells PEOPLE Hannah Tingle/MHT Media A bride and groom had an untraditional wedding processional. Blake and Cassie Conley got married in an intimate wedding ceremony on Dec. 17 ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen that’s making the island nation an attractive and affordable destination.