Destination Guides
Aomori: Nebuta, Apples and the Far North
The top of Honshu: a festival of illuminated paper warriors, a castle with 2,600 cherry trees, a 5,000-year-old village, and more snow…
Travel style: Winter
Destination Guides
Nagano: Snow Monkeys, the Alps and Zenkoji
Japan's roof: eight of the country's ten highest peaks, a 1,400-year-old temple that predates the split in Japanese Buddhism, and macaques that…
Destination Guides
Hokkaido Through the Seasons: Snow, Flowers and Seafood
Japan's north island is the size of Austria with a fifth of the people. Four completely different trips depending on the month…
Plan Your Trip
When to Visit Japan: Month-by-Month Weather, Crowds and Prices
Twelve months, with what the weather actually does, how busy it gets, and what you pay. Includes the two weeks either side…