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Ginzan Onsen, a 300-year-old hot spring town in Japan, was in part the inspiration for Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away - but ...

Tohoku is rebuilding its tourist economy after the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Here’s all the info you need to plan ...

Enjoy four seasons of natural beauty, festivities and outdoor activities off the beaten track in Japan's ... Niigata and Yamagata prefectures – there's a reason to visit Tohoku at any time ...

The Tohoku region of northern Japan has been pounded by torrential rain, causing many rivers to burst their banks. The Japan Meteorological Agency downgraded its rain alert in Yamagata Prefecture ...

Tohoku is Japan’s lesser-known wonderland of nature and culture. Visit the holy mountain shrines of Dewa Sanzan. Find peace in Hirosaki's UNESCO World Heritage temples. Join the crowds at ...

A surge in COVID-19 cases in two northern prefectures has fueled an overall rebound in novel coronavirus infections in Japan ... has even forced Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures to issue their ...

Residents in northern Japan were battening down the hatches as powerful Typhoon No. 5 remained on course to make landfall in the Tohoku region on Aug. 12. Linear rainbands that cause prolonged ...

The Yamagata Hanagasa festival in Yamagata ... of Miyagi Prefecture Travelers can also enjoy one of Japan’s best fireworks displays in Tohoku. In Akita Prefecture, which is served by the ...