Conceived in 1931, Japan’s land-scarce topography made it necessary for their National Park System to combine state-owned land, public land, and privately-owned land. The system is unique ...

HYUGA, Miyazaki -- Delicate blue-purple nemophila flowers, also known as "baby blue eyes," are at their best at a park in ...

Carlton, Nikko, is two hours from Tokyo in a scenic mountain town packed with historic sites. And the hotel has the planet's ...

Mount Yoshino offers a good (and beautiful) reason to get out of Tokyo and Kyoto and venture off the beaten path. Mount Yoshino in Yoshino-Kumano National Park is considered one of the best places ...

The National Park Service, on Sunday ... D.C.'s famed blossoms, a gift of Japan in 1912, "signal Washington's beginning of spring with an explosion of life and color that surrounds the Tidal ...

When visiting Japan, travelers can stay at a traditional ryokan with a communal onsen or opt for a private dip in an open-air bath like this one in Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.

Mount Yoshino offers a good (and beautiful) reason to get out of Tokyo and Kyoto and venture off the beaten path. Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five countries and visited ...

Washington D.C.'s famed blossoms, a gift of Japan in 1912, have begun blooming and are only step away from peak bloom, as per the NPS.

Mt. Yoshino is one of the top destinations for cherry blossom viewing in Japan.

Mount Yoshino in Yoshino-Kumano National Park is considered one of the best places to view cherry blossoms in Japan. There are more than 30,000 cherry blossom trees in the area, and some are ...