In Shizuoka, Japan, commercial spaces are being turned into guest accommodation to draw more visitors and help revitalise the ...

An initiative known as Birupaku is transforming vacant commercial spaces into guest accommodations in the central Japan city of Shizuoka, offering visitors an alternative to conventional lodgings and ...

This marks the sixth sub-name introduced by Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture-based Izukyu since the program began in April 2024. (Japanese original by Koji Wakai, Ito Local Bureau) ...

This time we visit Shizuoka Prefecture, blessed by subsoil water flows from Japan's highest peak, Mt. Fuji. Edo-period shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu brought the best artisans across Japan to this region ...

Land topography is usually formed gradually over long periods of time, but sometimes a single event can dramatically change ...

A newborn baby was found in a toilet at a shopping center in Shizuoka City on Sunday afternoon. According to police and other sources, a security guard at the shopping center in Aoi Ward called 119 a ...

Discover Japan’s Noto Peninsula on a 5-day Walk Japan tour blending cuisine, hot springs and culture while supporting ...

What created the Noto Peninsula landscape we know today? After examining the devastation from the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, researchers have a theory.

ITO, Shizuoka Prefecture—The rocky ... or disappeared during scuba expeditions off the Izu Peninsula between 2013 and 2022, according to Japan Coast Guard figures. Four were off the Jogasaki ...

Local railway operator Izukyu Co. unveiled a 39-character promotional sub-name for Izu-Hokkawa Station here on Feb. 5, which ...