The weaker yen is changing the image of Japan being an expensive destination, and the crowds can be felt particularly in ...

Gunma, Tochigi and Fukushima. Perfect for a day trip from Tokyo, Nikko National Park packs in plenty of nature and culture.

Julian Ryall steps away from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo and finds Tokorozawa, the most underrated Japanese city just one hour from the capital The spirit lurking in the doorway is unmistakable. As ...

With onsen hot springs, ancient shrines and great forests of broadleaf and conifer trees that conceal galloping waterfalls, ...

Come to Nikko and see one of the most beautiful national parks in Japan.

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If you board a bullet train from Tokyo to Karuizawa, one of Japan’s oldest ... inspired by forest bathing. “For Cologne Intense, we allow ourselves to travel and go to faraway lands and ...

From the beach, I found shade in Japan’s largest pine forest and made my way back to ... 52 Places: Why do we travel? For food, culture, adventure, natural beauty? Our 2024 list has all those ...

From Oct. 19 to 24, my siblings Pete, Paul, Penny and I — together with our mom — were in Fukuoka, Japan. The vacation was ...

The "stage," as it's called, sits atop huge pillars more than 40 feet above the hillside and affords visitors panoramas of the surrounding forest ... more information, visit Kiyomizu-dera ...