In a bid to attract visitors frustrated by Japan’s crowds, one coastal corner of Fukui prefecture offers genuine connection ...

Planning a Japan itinerary for a family is like putting together a giant puzzle: you have to account for transportation schedules, hotel availability, everyone’s interests and the huge variety ...

Japan is a beautiful combination of antiquity and cutting-edge. This 10-day itinerary is all about exploring some forgotten ...

Our trusted travel specialists weigh in on Japan's less-touristed, just-as-exciting destinations, from arty Naoshima to the ...

Japan’s sidewalk restaurants, known as “yatai,” have almost entirely disappeared—except in Fukuoka, where they’ve undergone a ...

(Hotel rates below are for two people.) This itinerary is also meant to provide occasional relief from the crowds: Last year, Japan welcomed almost 40 million international visitors — a record.

My itinerary does not attempt to cover everything, a near-impossible feat in two weeks. It does, however, aim to offer a curated taste of the cultural richness and diversity Japan has to offer ...

This multimodal route through the country’s Northern Alps is a great alternative to the similar journey around Mount Fuji — ...

Have you had the feeling recently that everyone you know has been (or is about to go) to Japan? You’re not wrong ... there’s something of a standard itinerary for first-timers: Tokyo-Kyoto+1 ...

Text by Vivian Morelli Photographs by Andrew Faulk Reporting from Tokyo A decade ago, many travelers considered Japan too expensive for a vacation. What a difference a weak yen has made ...

These theme parks in Japan may not be as famous as USJ or Disneyland, but they’re certainly unique and just as thrilling.