Eventually leading to the live postcard of Biwa Lake framed by snow ... not being a main tourist attraction. The lake is said to be the setting for a Japanese folktale called Hagoromo and also ...

One of the prettiest places to see cherry blossoms in Japan is Kyoto! Many of the famous Kyoto cherry ... an aqueduct was built to carry cargo from Lake Biwa to Kyoto and was used until 1948. Upon ...

Kaiseki Dinner at "Kyoto Suiran" in March and April Among the 39 modern-designed rooms adorned with touches of traditional Japanese beauty ... You can explore places like the scenic Lake Biwa Canal ...

Night - Cloudy with a 76% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 5 to 8 mph (8 to 12.9 kph). The overnight low will be 28 °F (-2.2 °C). Mostly cloudy with a high of 37 °F (2.8 °C) and a 60 ...

The lake was always known for its pristine waters, but in 2013 scientists published research on the lake’s clarity, revealing that, like pure water, it had a visibility of between 70 and 80 ...

The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation. Source: FactSet, Bank of Japan By The New York ...

Honoring Japanese philosopher Nishida Kitaro ... the Philosopher's Walk is a roughly mile-long pathway along the Lake Biwa Canal in the Higashiyama district of northern Kyoto.

Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to go, stay and eat. By Finn-Olaf Jones Unlike the high jinks and ...

WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday condemned China for "provocative activities" in the contested South China Sea, which Beijing claims almost ...

In November, after three months of interviews, I lost out on a job and decided it was time for a travel break. I set out on a 3 ½-week trip to Japan. The timing worked out — the favorable ...

Roosevelt issued Executive Order No. 9066, which sent people of Japanese descent — many of ... country to Klamath Falls to remember the Tule Lake internment camp, just south of the Oregon ...