Good to know: In winter, dress warmly. All visitors are required to sit on the temple’s chilly floor and use a calligraphy pen to copy a Buddhist scripture onto a piece of paper before being allowed ...

winter weather is chilly (with highs in the 50s and 60s and lows in the mid-30s), but still manageable; however, you will not be able to experience the full potential of Tokyo's parks at this time ...

Also in this issue: off-the-radar gems in Tokyo, rejuvenating spa and beauty treatments, exciting new bars, and more ...

Take a stroll through Tokyo's old neighborhoods in winter, and you might hear the sharp clack of wooden clappers echoing down ...

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is lighting up Yamba Dam in Gunma Prefecture in central ...

Now is the time to visit Tokyo, Japan. Except for New Year’s, flights and accommodations are the cheapest at the beginning of ...

Japanese zelkova trees line the one-kilometer Omotesando Boulevard in Tokyo's Shibuya district ... This annual spectacle is a feature of winter in Japan's capital.

Japan's Coming of Age Day is a sure sign of winter, arriving after New Year celebrations and before the cherry blossom ...

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 ...

Tokyo Tower is celebrating the holiday season ... It is all part of the annual Winter Fantasy program that kicked off Nov. 15. In keeping with this year’s theme, an orange garden decorated ...