The beloved symbol of Japan, Fuji—san, is arguably best viewed from Yamanashi Prefecture. A quick 1.5 hour train ride will take you to Lake Kawaguchi, where you can rent a private hot spring bath by ...

Night - Partly cloudy with a 37% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 4 to 8 mph (6.4 to 12.9 kph). The overnight low will be 23 °F (-5 °C). Sunny with a high of 52 °F (11.1 °C). Winds ...

What time will the sun come up today? Sunrise will be at 6:41 a.m. Sunset will be at 5:22 p.m. Hours of daylight today: 10:40:25 Difference between Jan. 27: +1:22 See all sunrise times for 2025 ...

In Yamanashi Prefecture, "kirisansho" is enjoyed around Setsubun, which falls on February 2 this year. The shop, established more than 130 years ago, started making this season's "kirisansho" last ...

During my years in Japan, I have climbed Mount Fuji, camped alongside her lakes and marveled at the dramatic scenery of the Kofu Basin that surrounds Yamanashi Prefecture’s capital city.

Resorts on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of Japan's highest peak have been bustling this week with an increasing number of inbound tourists. At a ski resort in the prefecture's Narusawa Village ...

The five-kilometer Iloilo River North Bank Road, otherwise branded as the “Iloilo Sunset Boulevard,” worth P2.2 billion is now open to the public. The four-lane road that connects the District of ...