From classic sights to lesser-known gems and transport tips to seasonal highlights, here’s the lowdown on visiting Japan.

The Ofunato wildfire, in Iwate prefecture, has more than doubled in size in the past three days to become Japan’s largest for 33 years, and as of Sunday covered about 1,800 hectares (4,500 acres).

Rain with a high of 40 °F (4.4 °C) and a 86% chance of precipitation. Winds NNE at 17 to 19 mph (27.4 to 30.6 kph). Night - Clear with a 49% chance of precipitation. Winds NNE at 12 to 16 mph ...

Play as a clan supporting the Imperial throne (Choshu, Satsuma, Tosa), or the last Shogunate (Aizu, Nagaoka, Jozai) in a ...

The history of the Dutch trading post on Dejima began in 1609, when the Tokugawa shogunate granted the Netherlands trade rights with Japan and Dutch merchants set up a bare-bones trading house in ...

Yaesu was named after the navigator Jan Joosten van Lodensteyn, whose ship De Liefde drifted ashore in Japan in 1600 ... was received by soon-to-be shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. Van Lodensteyn was ...

While the castle tower was rebuilt in the Showa era, the stone walls and moat remain unchanged from the Tokugawa period. Constructed with carefully quarried stones brought from across Japan, the walls ...

Night - Clear with a 34% chance of precipitation. Winds NW at 20 to 24 mph (32.2 to 38.6 kph). The overnight low will be 35 °F (1.7 °C). Sunny with a high of 49 °F (9.4 °C). Winds variable at ...