International tourism to Japan has exploded in recent years, and while the official figure for 2024 is yet to be released it is now certain to be a new record in excess of the 31.9 million who ...

Akiko Inoue / The Japan News The mountain trees’ reflection is seen on the sacred Myojin pond in the Kamikochi area. There are a few paths to get to Karasawa Cirque, although the major routes are the ...

British missionary and mountaineer Walter Weston introduced Kamikochi in a book published in 1896. His writings helped popularize leisure mountain climbing in Japan, bringing Kamikochi into the ...

Japan is staring down a demographic cliff. The population has shrunk for 15 straight years, with births hitting a record low of 730,000 last year and deaths a record high of 1.58 million.