More clicks and less scanning channels to watch. Currently, none of national parks in Japan have entrance fees, opening times or closing times, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization.

The 410-kilometer Hokkaido East Trail links three national parks as it winds through marshland, calderas and more.

We were in Japan’s Shiretoko National Park ... I visited Hokkaido’s three eastern national parks, including Shiretoko, Kushiroshitsugen, and Akan-Mashu, along with other sites.

One of the ideas they’ve come up with though, is probably going to be divisive, as Kishida has said that the government will be pushing for the development of luxury resort hotels in all 35 of Japan’s ...

At a government meeting in July, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled a plan to bring luxury resort hotels to the country's 35 national parks by fiscal 2031, when the national park ...

More than 8 million international visitors enjoyed Japan’s national parks in 2024, with Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park the most popular by far. An estimated 8.4 million international visitors ...