Accompanied by mountain guides, Japan-based writer Ally Hongo walks the mountains of Dewa Sanzan in search of deeper discoveries in the Japanese philosophy of mindfulness and self-discovery.

The mountain ranges known as the Japanese Alps are a spectacular backdrop ... and a group of friends who devote their spare time to caring for the woods.

The five-mile-long mountain ridge that encompasses Mount Yoshino is said to be covered by about 30,000 cherry trees—the oldest of which is thought to have been planted more than 1,300 years ago.

While some hard-core mountaineers have climbed the highest mountain in each of Japan’s 47 prefectures, no one else has gone about it quite like this. Hiroaki Futagami, 51, decided to climb the ...

SAITAMA, Japan -- A drone delivery service operated ... of Chichibu sent a 3.3-kilogram package to Urayama, nestled in the mountains ringing the outskirts, in mid-February.