Escape the crowds and discover a quieter Japan at these 12 hotels, from mountaintop ryokan to island hideaways.

Getting around: The Shinkansen train is such an efficient way to get from Tokyo to the Niigata ski resorts; once there, bus, train or taxi travel between resorts is easy. Or you can drive from the ...

Students discusses what they learned during their travel to Texas during a meeting with Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi, right, at the prefectural government office on Wednesday. The Yomiuri Shimbun 1:00 ...