An old post office in southern Japan has become a destination, both tourist and postal, for people who are not yet ready to ...

The Sapporo Snow Festival is an annual weeklong event that dates to 1950 in Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's main islands. The festival features around 200 sculptures, according to the Japan ...

Japan’s Sapporo Snow Festival, a dazzling showcase of ice and artistry that lures millions to far northern Hokkaido prefecture each winter, almost did not happen this year. A month of record ...

Residents of downtown Tokyo descended on a Buddhist temple to mark the last day of winter in the Japanese lunar calendar by ...

Hundreds gathered at Tokyo's Zojoji temple for the traditional 'mame-maki' bean-throwing ritual, marking setsubun, the end of winter in Japan's lunar calendar. Participants, including celebrities, ...

Japan is famous for the Cherry Blossom Festival worldwide. The festival, also known as Hanami, marks the beginning of spring and is usually celebrated between March and April. You can witness this ...

Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki, at the opening ceremony of the festival, mentioned the record-level snowfalls that were hitting other areas of Japan’s northernmost main island on Feb. 4.

An iconic annual snow festival kicked off in Sapporo on Tuesday, featuring a total of 202 snow and ice sculptures at three venues. The Sapporo Snow Festival will run until Feb. 11. Five giant snow ...

The Festival of Iemanjá is a colorful and heartfelt celebration honoring Iemanjá, the goddess of the sea in the Candomblé and Umbanda religions. Known as the mother of all waters and protector of ...