Good to know: In winter, dress warmly. All visitors are required to sit on the temple’s chilly floor and use a calligraphy pen to copy a Buddhist scripture onto a piece of paper before being allowed ...

Heavy snowstorms continue in areas along the Sea of Japan. Although their intensity is somewhat decreasing, meteorologists ...

Unless you live in one of these warmer winter destinations in Japan, it’s going to get quite a bit colder as we move into the winter months. While there are plenty of ways to stay warm outside, ...

Authorities in Japan are urging people across wide areas to stay alert for heavy snow. They say the Sea of Japan coast is ...

Winter Sessions are fast-paced and pack a lot of academic content and cultural excursions into a few short weeks, said Matt ...

Climate change is already impacting Japan, leading to an increase in winter day temperatures. A report by US-based research group Climate Central, released this month, showed that the average ...

Ginzan Onsen, a remote town in the mountains of the northern Yamagata region, is known for its hot springs and fairytale ...