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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Feb 23, 2018

Sapporo: Famous for its snow, but a delight in green

Sapporo balances a vibrant city feel with the quieter reprieves of lush parks, dense forests and meandering trails that speak to Hokkaido's nature-centric reputation. One minute you're fighting crowds at a fish market and the next you're listening to birds chirping in the Japanese maples.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 2, 2018

Traditional events to welcome Year of the Dog

For many city dwellers, the beginning of the year is a time to rest the body and the soul — be it at home or at an onsen (hot spring) resort — but for others, it's a perfect time to go out and enjoy themselves on the town.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 19, 2017

Buffet offers the flavors of Niigata

The InterContinental Tokyo Bay's Chef's Live Kitchen is offering its 10th Niigata Promotion through Nov. 30. Lunch, dinner and dessert buffets will feature approximately 25 traditional items made using ingredients from Niigata Prefecture.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2017

Kumamoto railway struggles to rebuild after devastating 2016 quake

A railway in Kumamoto Prefecture is working hard to win back passengers 16 months after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked the area.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 8, 2016

Celebrate Christmas in style

This winter, the Hyatt Regency is offering the "Luxury Christmas Spa Pair Package" through Dec. 25.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 10, 2016

Cakes offer Christmas cheer

The Hyatt Regency Tokyo is offering seven varieties of the hotel's original Christmas cakes that have always captured the hearts of many.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 15, 2016

Chic dining in the heart of the city; celebrating Nagasaki cuisine; package offers indulgences for men

Chic dining in the heart of the city
Japan Times
WORLD
May 11, 2016

SpaceX Dragon cargo ship heads back to Earth

A SpaceX Dragon capsule headed back to Earth on Wednesday, filled with more than 1,678 kilograms (3,700 pounds) of experiment results and cargo from the International Space Station, a NASA TV broadcast showed.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 30, 2016

Hakone in hot water: Romance, gimlets and raunchy 'onsen'

"I think they're having an affair," murmurs my companion, the ever-observant Megumi. She nods at a middle-aged couple sitting next to us on the "Romance Car," the limited express train that links Tokyo and the hot-spring resort of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 3, 2016

Spa plan to provide rest, relaxation; treatment offers relief from hay fever; sweets celebrate matchmaking lore

Spa plan to provide rest, relaxation
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2016

Famed dog Hachiko's home city wants loan of much-loved statue

A northern Japanese city wants to be reunited with perhaps its most famous onetime resident.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 24, 2015

Enjoying the tastes and colors of fall; celebration of Chinese cuisine; spooktacular Halloween goodies

Enjoying the tastes and colors of fall
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 20, 2015

Filtration system offers purified water; toasting anniversary with bubbly; rejuvenating spa treatments

Filtration system offers purified water
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 11, 2015

Sakai: a keyhole to the history of Osaka

As I peered out the window from my vantage point on the 21st floor of the Sakai City Hall, in the distance I could see Abeno Harukas — Japan's tallest skyscraper, which houses a train station, hotel, museum, department store and offices. But this modern curiosity was not what I was looking for. I was...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jan 31, 2015

The mountain village that tried to disappear

Our arrival at Yunishigawa-Onsen Station in Tochigi Prefecture is more than a little disconcerting.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jan 22, 2015

Chocolate delight at Hyatt Regency; Ritz-Carlton offers berry good buffet; Peninsula Spa soothes, pampers

Places
Dec 8, 2014

Oysters in Tokyo

Every food lover knows . . . when the temperature starts to drop, it’s oyster time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 22, 2014

Annals of Cheap: Eco Rent-a-car

With rental cars this cheap, who needs to own?
Events / KANSAI: WHO & WHAT
Aug 29, 2014

Kyoto ready for Chrysanthemum Festivals

The Chrysanthemum Festival to celebrate the ninth day of the ninth month will be held at several temples and shrines in Kyoto.
Events / KANSAI: WHO & WHAT
Apr 4, 2014

Imperial Palace in Kyoto drops reservations

The Imperial Palace in Kyoto, which usually requires reservations to visit, will be open to the public from Wednesday to April 13.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Apr 3, 2014

Luxurious lodging in heart of city; running around central Tokyo; not dead yet; disco lives on

Luxurious lodging in heart of city Andaz, Hyatt's upscale, boutique-inspired lifestyle hotel, will make its Japan debut in June, in one of Tokyo's newest and most distinguished business towers, Toranomon Hills.
Events / KANSAI: WHO & WHAT
Feb 14, 2014

Foreign anime artists to converge on Kobe

Animation artists from Israel, Poland and Switzerland will show their works and speak about the animation industry in their countries in Kobe on Feb. 21 and in Kyoto on Feb. 22.
Japan Times
Events / Events In Tokyo
Jan 1, 2014

Blending old and new for New Year's

Thanks to the calendar this year, many people can have a long holiday, so many will be heading out of Tokyo on vacation. But if you're staying in the capital, there will be enough events at the beginning of the year to get you out of the house, and to help you taste the traditional and unique aspects...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Nov 25, 2013

Japan's favorite games go for all formats, while the merchandise pops up everywhere

Calling all 'Dragon Quest VIII' fans
Events / KANSAI: WHO & WHAT
Nov 8, 2013

Concerts with string instruments in Kyoto

Concerts featuring Chinese and Japanese string instruments will be held this month and in December in Kyoto.

Longform

Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell