Snow is falling along the Sea of Japan coast from northern to eastern Japan and is expected to intensify through Friday.

The historic village of Shirakawa-go in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, was lit up on January 13.The UNESCO World ...

Note: Gassho is the act of joining a pair of hands in prayer.

A winter pressure pattern and a cold air mass could bring heavy snow from northern to western Japan, especially areas ... the Hokuriku and Tohoku regions and Gifu Prefecture; 50 centimeters ...

There’s no bigger, more fervently anticipated event in Japan than cherry blossom season, but unfortunately the pretty-in-pink ...

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, winter atmospheric pressure and cold ... while in the famous Shirakawa village (Gifu Prefecture), the snow depth reached 1.84 meters.

An illumination event at a UNESCO World Heritage-listed settlement in this central Japan village began on Jan. 13, lighting up hist･･･ ...