More than 120 teams battled it out in a snowball fight tournament in a mountainous Japanese city on Sunday, in what the local ...

The increased focus on foreign travelers follows the death of a Hong Kong woman on the outskirts of Otaru. The 61-year-old ...

Guards at Funamizaka slope in Otaru will help regulate visitor flow to popular tourist spot featured in 1995 Japanese film ...

Authorities in Otaru, Japan, have deployed security guards to deter tourists from taking selfies at an iconic photo spot.

Visitors looking for the "real Japan" may find it on a new long trail two hours from Tokyo that shows off the country's ...

ITOIGAWA, Niigata -- This central Japan city famed for its jade stones is set to ask people to refrain from taking the prized mineral formations from riverbeds and restrict collection to the ...

At the end of the slope is a panoramic view of the Sea of Japan. Since late last month, City Hall has deployed three security guards to Funamizaka to display banners warning against bad tourist ...

View this post on Instagram A post shared by HOKKAIDO LOVE! official_intl (@hokkaidolove.intl) Japan welcomed a record 36 million tourists in 2024, according to official numbers released this month.

Japan welcomed a record 36 million tourists in 2024, according to official numbers released this month. Otaru saw over 90,000 foreign tourists staying in the city during the first half of fiscal ...