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Winter is a fine time to visit Yunishigawa. The months from December to the first week of March sees the enchanting Kamakura Festival, when hundreds of kamakura (snow huts) are constructed along the Yunishigawa river, in forest recesses and in the precincts of temples ...

There's no occasion like the present at Namiki667, the signature restaurant of Hyatt Centric Ginza Tokyo, where festivities to commemorate the hotel's second anniversary are in full swing from Jan. 22 to Feb. 29. Chef Toru Hirakawa is inviting diners to splurge and savor a ...

Named for its temple, history and legend flow through Kokubunji.

The Imperial Hotel marks its 130th anniversary in November and is organizing a series of events and products celebrating the milestone. In commemoration, the hotel has overseen publication of a book featuring the hotel's 50-year-old Old Imperial Bar. "Imperial Hotel Old Imperial Bar Book," published ...

From December to March, Hokkaido Backcountry Club runs heli-skiing tours to Mount Shiribetsu near the Niseko and Rusutsu ski resorts. Clip in for the ride.

Black Diamond Tours has been offering Avalanche Skills Training courses in English since 2009 to educate skiers and snowboarders on the risks when riding in Japan's backcountry.

Japan's love affair with strawberries remains unabated at ANA InterContinental Tokyo, with the Strawberry Sensation 2020 extravaganza, using approximately 7,000 kilograms of strawberries, scheduled to run from Jan. 15 until May 31. The Champagne Bar, where an Austrian-inspired strawberry sweets buffet sees at least 25 ...

There's never a better time to catch sunrise in Japan than at new year. From Tokyo Tower to the coast of Chiba Prefecture, here are 10 of the best places to see the first sunrise of the year near Tokyo.

A once-in-a-lifetime strawberry opportunity is the title and promise of the 2020 edition of Hilton Tokyo Odaiba's popular strawberry dessert buffet from Jan. 6 to May 8. The utensils are multitiered Japanese lunch boxes and chopsticks, while offerings include strawberry roll cake in the shape ...

Nagasaki's long exposure to religion, architecture and cuisine from China and the West makes it veritable cultural melting pot that's well-worth a weekend excursion.

The significance of a new decade cannot be understated, and the Royal Park Hotel is pulling out all the stops to ring in the New Year — and 2020s — with a series of events and meals. Offering a focus on family-friendly food and fun; ...