Beginning in the 17th century, the Nakasendo trail connected Kyoto and Edo, now modern-day Tokyo. Along this path, 69 designated post towns operated as resting stations where weary travelers could ...

Japan's famed cherry trees are getting old, but a new AI tool that assesses photos of the delicate pink and white flowers ...

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The Japanese sakura trees made their way to America's capital with help from a few unlikely adventurers and advocates. People enjoy an afternoon with cherry blossom trees in bloom at the Brooklyn ...

When is the best time to visit Japan? When is the best time to visit Tokyo? You have decided you want to travel to Japan - great! But now comes the hard part: planning. Everyone says to visit during ...

Studying Japanese doesn’t have to be overwhelming, expensive or time-consuming. With free apps to jumpstart your Japanese learning journey, you can easily fit reviewing kanji and vocabulary seamlessly ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa ...

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 ...

A half-acre fire in the bosque raged through the Poco Loco River Trail in June, leaving rows of burned trees and foliage in its wake. Though the forest was once filled with 500 dark, dead trees ...

The trees exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen with the atmosphere through little “mouths” in their leaves and tiny “windows” in their bark. Flowering cherry trees in spring at the New York ...

The historic buildings and land that the January fires spared and destroyed. The Southern California properties come with ...