They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa, Japan For at least six centuries, residents along a lake in the mountains of central Japan have ...

Born from a volcanic eruption around 2,000 years ago, Japan’s mysterious Mashu-ko, or Lake Mashu, located on the island of Hokkaido, is rumoured to be one of the clearest lakes in the world.

Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture has reclaimed its position as the nation’s most popular hot spring resort after being surprisingly ousted last year, according to a survey. In 2022, the Kusatsu ...

IBARAKI, Osaka (Japan): The country’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge has opened in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture. The 420-meter-long bridge was built across a lake created by a dam and is ...

TOKYO — One of the most iconic sights of Japan, seen on many travel posters ... The best views are had from a small mountain resort town called Hakone, about a 55-mile drive from the Japanese ...

It has not yet been seen since Japan entered the current Reiwa era in 2019. Worried, Miyasaka commented, "The views of Lake Suwa that have been around since long ago are disappearing. The time may ...

Officials of the Aso Local Cooperative Office for Volcanic Disaster Mitigation, which reports to the Japan Meteorological Agency’s Fukuoka Regional Headquarters, said they found the crater lake ...