We catch up with writer and food personality Yukari Sakamoto on why she's been visiting the famed hot spring since the 80s.

An event marking the start of tourist season in the Gifu Prefecture part of the Northern Japanese Alps was held at Murakami ...

Kamioka is a charming Showa-era time capsule nestled in the Japan Alps. Part of Hida City in Gifu Prefecture, Kamioka was once a mining town. While the industry and population have declined, Kamioka’s ...

A 33-year-old hiker died and four others were rescued from a mountain range in Arizona during extreme heat on Sunday, authorities said. The hikers were trekking along the Superstition Mountains ...

This image provided by Yuichi Takata shows what is believed to be remnants of a mountain castle discovered in Tatsuno, Hyogo Prefecture. It's thought the raised area on the far right is an ...

When he was 2 years old, he and a number of other dogs were rescued from the grounds of a temple in Gifu Prefecture. They all went from a life roaming the mountains to living in a shelter.

With 253 of 253 polls reporting, Carol Anstey, of the Conservative Party, is projected to win in Long Range Mountains. As of 4:18 p.m., Anstey has 23,232 of 46,143 votes (50.35%). Don Bradshaw ...

SHIGA (TR) – Following the discovery of a woman’s body in a wooded area in Maibara City last week, police have revealed that the body is that of a Gifu Prefecture woman who went missing last month, ...

Why it's incredible: The mountains' folded rocks form stunning rainbow patterns. As the name suggests, China's Rainbow Mountains are multicolored formations in the northwest of the country.

GIFU, Japan -- Gifu Landscape Architect, a Japanese green landscaping and gardening company based in the city of Gifu, is expanding operations across Japan and overseas based on advanced skills ...

Sitting at the top of the mountain is a rebuild of the original castle ... Practised in just 12 cities across Japan, today only six fishermen in Gifu City hold the title of ‘usho’ (cormorant fishing ...