An increasing number of foreign visitors are making their way to the Bizen Osafune Sword Museum in Setouchi, western Japan, ...

I’m of the generation that calls those blue pants made of denim “jeans.” I’d been looking forward to visiting the small town ...

Municipal officials here have embarked on a bold project involving neighboring cities, international tourists—and especially cosplayers--to revive this rural aging town.

Okayama Prefecture’s claims to fame include the venerated garden Kōrakuen, the well-preserved Bitchū Matsuyama Castle, and the popular folktale Momotarō. Okayama Prefecture is in the Chūgoku region in ...

Tigerair Taiwan yesterday unveiled a themed aircraft to mark the 10th anniversary of its route to Japan’s Okayama Prefecture. Okayama officials said that Taiwanese visitors accounted for 45.2 percent ...

Okayama Castle is seen in Okayama's Kita Ward on Oct. 31, 2022, after major renovations. (Mainichi/Yasuaki Hiramoto) OKAYAMA -- Large-scale renovations at this western Japan city's Okayama Castle had ...

The Daigozakura stands sentry atop a hill in northwestern Okayama Prefecture. An edohigan tree, the strain famed as the largest of all the sakura, this specimen is revered by local residents, who ...

Residents across the Chugoku region on Monday mourned over 300 people who lost their lives in the incident that hit the area ...