SHIRAKAWA, Gifu -- An illumination event at a UNESCO World Heritage-listed settlement in this central Japan village began on ... This is the 39th edition of the winter tradition.

Snowfall reached record levels in eastern Hokkaido while blanketing other parts of the Japanese archipelago on Feb. 4, and more snow is forecast for wide areas through Feb. 6.

Quaint theme park Tokyo German Village is celebrating winter with an elaborate music-themed illumination filled with 3,000,000 lights. After you’ve toured the fields decorated with lights shaped ...

After those fateful weeks in winter, nobody would pass through ... Subashiri became legendary, a village laid to waste by Japan's most famous natural wonder. Subashiri Village was located in ...

The Hokkaido village of Shosanbetsu is home to about 1,000 people and a single convenience store. Residents rely on this store as a source of fresh food and basic necessities, especially in midwinter.