Akita, Yamagata and Niigata prefectures are known for their bitterly cold winter weather, with very heavy snowfall. In the ...

Japan shattered its previous tourism records in 2024, drawing over 36.8 million international visitors. This marked a ...

MYOKO, Niigata Prefecture--This mountain city is ... Shigeo Yamakawa, the 51-year-old head of the Suginosawa Tourist Office, said he remembers how people speculated about whether certain homes ...

At Niigata Station we sample sake from the dizzying array on offer. We visit an old brewery that has converted one building into a tourist attraction. One sightseeing train—so popular it's ...