It’s a perfect getaway from the city life you’ll experience in Japan’s capitol. Enjoy year-round fireworks from Atami Castle and experience early spring blossoms as soon as January.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, 315 millimeters of rain was recorded in the 48-hour period until 12:40 p.m. on July 3 in Atami, far exceeding the average monthly rainfall for July of ...

You can get a glimpse of spring long before the season rolls around. In Japan, you’ll find beautiful varieties of winter sakura trees that bloom from as early as January through to March.

A massive landslide occurred in Atami, a seaside resort town in Shizuoka ... following the devastating Isewan Typhoon that struck Japan in 1959, the year after the Kanogawa Typhoon hit the nation.

The disaster on Saturday was triggered by torrential rains along much of Japan's Pacific coast ... travelled nearly two kilometers through Atami, reaching a height of about two meters in some ...

Mudslides stretched about more than 2 km in Atami, Shizuoka Pref. Officials say at least 54,000 cubic meters had been used to fill a valley in roughly the area where the mudslide began.