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For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural ... who ventured onto the ice to perform a ceremony honoring what they saw as a visitation from the supernatural.

Japanese hot springs—better known as onsens—are prized for their zen experience, with travelers coming from around the world to lounge in natural pools and bliss out. The country is home to ...

For a country as safe and orderly as Japan, the terrorist attack was an unimaginable shock. It came just two months after the Great Hanshin earthquake, a 6.9-magnitude disaster that killed more ...

Last year, Japan saw a record of nearly 37 million visitors, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization. Miyamoto expects more than a quarter of hanami-goers to be foreign tourists ...

The report referenced data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), which indicated that Japan saw an almost three-fold increase in tea production between 2010 and 2023 to ...