The increased focus on foreign travelers follows the death of a Hong Kong woman on the outskirts of Otaru. The 61-year-old ...

Hiroyuki Ishii, from the Ginzan Onsen Overtourism Measures Project Office, told CNN daytrippers who drove often got stuck in snow-covered roads, causing traffic congestion and blocking ambulance ...

Ginzan Onsen, a stunning Japanese town which ... "Traffic jams have sometimes been caused by cars getting stuck in the snow, because travellers were driving with normal tyres" when they should ...

because travellers were driving with normal tyres” instead of snow tyres, Takayuki Saito, head of commerce and tourism for the municipality of Obanazawa, told AFP. According to Ginzan Onsen’s ...

Locals in Ginzan Onsen have experienced everything from verbal abuse to an infringement on emergency services, and these new measures will be in place until the spring Anyone who was raised on ...

The name 'Ginzan Onsen' translates to "silver mine hot ... "traffic jams have sometimes been caused by cars getting stuck in the snow, because travellers were driving with normal tyres" as opposed ...

Ginzan Onsen, nestled within Yamagata region ... "traffic jams have sometimes been caused by cars getting stuck in the snow, because travellers were driving with normal tyres" rather than opting ...

Iwami Ginzan, a historical ensemble of a silver mine site and mining towns in a seemingly sleepy part of Shimane Prefecture, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. But let’s be real, what’s so ...