It was coming on winter in Los Angeles, and I was missing snow. Boston-born, I missed snow’s ozone aroma (snow does have a smell, you know). I missed its soft crunch under my feet. And coincidentally, ...

Niseko continues to define Japan’s international ski boom, drawing global visitors with deep powder and English-friendly services. As travel rebounds, other regions are following suit, from Hakuba ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Straddling four tectonic plates, Japan’s landscape buckles and ruptures at the whims of the fiery Pacific Rim. The result is dramatic: ...

OKAYA, Japan (AP) — Not long after dawn, Japanese sake brewer Mie Takahashi checks the temperature of the mixture fermenting at her family’s 150-year-old sake brewery, Koten, nestled in the foothills ...

The Japanese Alps in winter offer snow, sake, and monkeys in hot springs. (George Hobica/TNS) The Japanese Alps in winter offer snow, sake, and monkeys in hot springs. (George Hobica/TNS) It was ...