Shaped by the unique landscape and local culture, Toyama’s crafts are drawing visitors to this authentic destination on the ...

Cat-spotting is just one playful way to explore the craft culture of one of Japan’s top woodworking towns, which has been ...

This multimodal route through the country’s Northern Alps is a great alternative to the similar journey around Mount Fuji — ...

The New York Times has once again highlighted Japan as a top travel destination, listing Toyama and Osaka among its “52 Places to Go in 2025.” The announcement on Jan. 7 has been met with ...

A recent trip to Japan brought us to the picturesque Toyama Prefecture. This under-the-radar gem in Central Japan boasts dramatic alpine landscapes, centuries-old villages, and so much more ...

Toyama is off the main route for most visitors to Japan, but the New York Times picked the city in its list of 52 Places to Go in 2025. Here, we zoom in on where to go and what to eat. The New ...

ANTHONY KUHN, BYLINE: We're at the Prefectural Museum of Art and Design in the city of Toyama on Japan's northwest coast. An exhibition touring the country is displaying items of daily use ...

In the latter part of the program, we’re joined by the first Libyan student to be supported by a Japanese government scholarship in 10 years. He tells how he’s getting along in Toyama.

Shohei Ohtani, the Dodgers’ superstar, drove massive interest for the World Series in Japan, where more than 15 million people watched each of the first two games. By Hisako Ueno and John Yoon ...

Surrounded by mountains in central Japan’s Toyama Prefecture, Inami lives and breathes wood. Out of a population of just 8,000, around 150 people work as woodcarvers and the town is a kind of ...