A tea merchant in this central Japan city has launched an original green tea blend inspired by the illustrations on packaging ...

Japan offers many underrated and uncrowded alternatives to Tokyo for those who want to see a more authentic side of Japan. Shizuoka is one of them. Located just one hour away from the capital by ...

TOKYO -- A growing number of municipalities in Japan are introducing lodging taxes as overseas tourists continue to flood ...

The footage, which runs for 13 minutes and 30 seconds, captures, among other things, wrecked homes and a boat stranded on a bridge in what was then the town of Ito, now a major city in Shizuoka ...

As part of a plastic modelling initiative launched in 2020, Shizuoka began installing stainless-steel replicas of model kits ...

Rescue teams put themselves in grave danger, and the cost of flying a helicopter for a rescue can be up to between ¥600,000 ...

A local government initiative to promote a scenic bridge in Fuji, Shizuoka prefecture, as a prime photo location for Mount ...

A local government's decision to promote a bridge as the perfect spot for an Instagrammable shot of Mt. Fuji has backfired, ...