FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture--Tourists have literally punched holes in this town’s plan to prevent them from becoming nuisances in their quest to take photos of Mount Fuji. As of May ...

FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture—Two municipalities at the foot of Mount Fuji plan to introduce an accommodation tax as early as 2026 to improve the local tourism industry and fight ...

Japanese dramas have been taking bolder risks recently, and Bakarhythm’s new sci-fi series surprises by centering its ...

A 3·2 km, one-station western extension of the Chūō metro Line in Osaka from Cosmosquare to Yumeshima opened on January 19.

A proposal by Yamanashi Prefecture to build a light rail connection to the fifth station on Mt. Fuji has been given up amid public concerns over its environmental impact, sources close to the ...

Tourist spots near Japan's Mount Fuji are crowded with visitors from China and elsewhere ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays. Resorts on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of Japan's highest peak have ...

Japan has scrapped plans to build a light railway part-way up Mount Fuji and is instead considering ... during summer and reduce CO2 emissions, Yamanashi governor Kotaro Nagasaki told a press ...

Top: A parking lot at Arakurayama Sengen Park where a fee is being considered, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, in December Bottom: Many tourists are seen at Arakurayama Sengen Park, where people ...

SINGAPORE – A record-breaking 691,100 Singaporeans visited Japan in 2024, said the Japan National Tourism Organisation’s (JNTO) Singapore Office on Jan 15. This marked a jump of 16.9 per cent from ...

Home to Mt Fuji, Yamanashi Prefecture is the heart of Japan’s wine industry, producing some of the country’s finest whites and light reds. Grace Winery, a key player, is famed for its award ...

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