Yamanashi

KOFU — The leaves of about 350 maple and other trees are dyed red and yellow, competing with Mt. ...

There are hot spring resorts called “rajiumu” (radium) onsen in Japan. It is believed that people...

KOFU — A high-end grape cultivar is at the center of a confrontation between the central governme...

Snow is spotted covering the top of Mt. Fuji, as observed from a Yomiuri Shimbun helicopter Thurs...

KOFU — Craft beer brand Uchu Brewing, which does its brewing in the city of Hokuto, Yamanashi Pre...

SHOWA, Yamanashi — To promote social participation for people with disabilities, the Yamanashi pr...

KOFU — Yamanashi prefectural officials have been given the authority to turn away hikers wearing ...

HOKUTO, Yamanashi — Cream puffs in the shapes of prehistoric Jomon pottery and kohakuto candies t...

KOFU — Traffic accidents caused by rental cars driven by foreign tourists have been rapidly incre...

Yatsugatake Hotel Fuuka is an all-inclusive hotel at an elevation of 992 meters surrounded by ric...

A 55-year-old man died Friday after descending from Mt. Fuji’s summit, the season’s second fatali...

KOFU — Tourists seeking to cool down in the scorching heat are flocking to the Narusawa Hyoketsu ...

A 75-year-old man died Friday while climbing Mt. Fuji on a tour, the season’s first fatality to o...

KOFU — A small auto parts manufacturer in Yamanashi Prefecture, a landlocked region with no airpo...

HOKUTO, Yamanashi — To help tourists enjoy the rainy season, the Risonare Yatsugatake resort hote...