Going off-script in Japan means getting a more personal glimpse into the country's heart, through offbeat spots, unique ...

North America’s largest celebration of Japanese cinema includes appearances by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, the New York premiere of ...

Hakkoda in Aomori Prefecture is one of the three most famous places in Japan for Snow Monsters. (The other two are Zao in Miyagi and Mt. Moriyoshi in Akita.) Hakkoda is also something of a Mecca for ...

Where To Go: Gion Matsuri in Kyoto, Aomori’s Nebuta Festival ... for slurping bowls of hot ramen and soaking in steamy onsens. Where To Go: Sapporo Snow Festival, Shirakawa-go village, Hakuba ski ...

Thirty-four years ago, the Puvirnituq Snow Festival was created to give youths something to look forward to during the year. Now, it is an emblematic celebration for the community. Ice blocks are ...

have accounted for at least half of those who had trouble in the snow in recent years. The Aomori prefectural police and other authorities are urging tourists from Japan and abroad who visit local ...

Aomori Prefecture on the northern tip of Honshu Island alone experienced a whopping 139 centimeters of snow in January, three times the average amount and enough to be considered a natural disaster.

People have gathered in Japan's northeastern prefecture of Aomori to dig out apples stored in snow and taste the fruit. About 30 people, including tourists, took part in the annual event on Wednesday.

You might expect the snowiest city in the world to be in places like Norway, Alaska, Canada, or Finland. But turns out the world's snowiest city with a population of over 100,000 is actually ...

Record snowfall in January has severely damaged apple orchards in Aomori, northeast Japan ... The weight of snow has badly damaged apple trees grown in the city and 10 other municipalities.

To deal with the snow, the Aomori prefectural government has allocated a supplementary budget to fund aerial distribution of snow-melting agents using unmanned helicopters. Officials said an ...

To deal with the snow, the Aomori prefectural government has allocated a supplementary budget to fund aerial distribution of snow-melting agents using unmanned helicopters. Officials said an ...