TOYAMA -- The autumn foliage of the Tateyama mountain range in Japan's Northern Alps is at its peak, and Erman's birch, ...

The term refers to a long-standing Japanese tradition in which people travel to specific hills, valleys and forests to get a glimpse of the country’s autumn foliage and appreciate the changing ...

The bright red and yellow maple leaves have started to fall in Nikko, one of Japan's most scenic but elusive destinations. Nikko checks a lot of boxes on a visitor's list, from UNESCO World ...

Officials now say the autumn leaves will be at their best around mid-December. Only about 10 percent of the leaves on four Japanese maples designated as specimen trees at Nijo Castle in Nakagyo ...

A study group aiming to introduce an eco-friendly public transportation system, such as a ropeway, to improve access to the mountainous ...

“Even monkeys fall from trees,” runs an old Japanese proverb. Last week the wiliest arborealist in the Japanese political jungle crashed ingloriously to earth. He was Liberal-Democrat Party ...