Escape the crowds and discover a quieter Japan at these 12 hotels, from mountaintop ryokan to island hideaways.

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SAPPORO--The city government announced a same-day luggage delivery service for visitors staying overnight at the Jozankei onsen here. The idea is to ease congestion in buses where residents ...

SAPPORO--A young woman and her parents arrested in connection with the discovery of a headless corpse at a Sapporo hotel will undergo psychiatric evaluations, investigative sources said.

The city assembly of Kyoto passed an ordinance by a majority vote Tuesday to raise its maximum accommodation tax to ¥10,000 ($66) per guest per night. The amount will be the highest among areas ...

Night - Cloudy. Winds NNW. The overnight low will be 44 °F (6.7 °C). Cloudy with a high of 54 °F (12.2 °C) and a 58% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 4 to 9 mph (6.4 to 14.5 kph ...

Tucked away in the mountain range of the Saga Prefecture, on the western island of Kyushu, Ureshino is home to some of Japan’s most coveted onsens, run by more than 30 hotels and ryokans ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese government established a new joint operations command Monday to oversee the three branches of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, aiming to ensure readiness and greater ...

It was given a revamp in the 1820s and became the Dolphin Hotel. Project manager Carol Heidschuster said it would be "fantastic" to see the site return to its Victorian roots. Over the years ...

SAITAMA: Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday (Mar 20) as South Korea were held but still inched closer along with a rampant Australia Daichi Kamada and ...