Mount Yoshino offers a good (and beautiful) reason to get out of Tokyo and Kyoto and venture off the beaten path.

Outdoors: The 34 National Parks of Japan cover almost six percent of the country, protecting endangered wildlife and delicate ecosystems. When you visit, stay on designated trails, take your ...

The Japanese government recently launched an initiative it hopes will encourage foreign tourists to venture off the beaten path to the country's national parks by offering collectible stamps ...