From visiting a rural onsen to losing yourself in under the neon lights of an arcade, these are the best experiences in Japan ...

The Yoshida Trail giving access to Japan’s highest peak from the Yamanashi Prefecture side opens on July 1, while trails from Shizuoka Prefecture ... can enjoy stunning scenery from hot-air ...

Go off the tourist track and into the heart of Japan. Here are 10 hidden gems to visit in Japan, according to a local.

SHIZUOKA (Japan): (Bernama-Kyodo) -- A local government's decision to promote a bridge as the perfect spot for an Instagrammable shot of Mt. Fuji has backfired, with residents up in arms about ...

SHIZUOKA (Japan), May 18 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- A local government's decision to promote a bridge as the perfect spot for an Instagrammable shot of Mt. Fuji has backfired, with residents up in arms about ...

Masamori Tsuboi, managing director of JA Enshu Yumesaki, which falls under the Japan Agricultural Cooperative, believes Shizuoka lags behind Kagoshima when it comes to reinvention. "It is a time ...

The central Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka, which has a trail to Mount Fuji, has enacted an ordinance amid risky behavior by some climbers. The new ordinance requires each hiker to pay an ...