Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Located in the prefecture next to Tokyo, it takes less than two hours by train from downtown Tokyo to the Seibu Chichibu Station, ...

The Chichibu region in Saitama Prefecture is known for its deep Shinto and Shugendo roots, as well as its Buddhist 34-temple Kannon Pilgrimage. The city of Chichibu, about 90 minutes train ride ...

CHICHIBU, Saitama Prefecture--Venture Whisky Ltd., a small distiller here, won a top whisky award for the sixth time at a prestigious international competition held in London. The company’s Ichiro’s ...

CHICHIBU, Japan >> On a day in late May, I visited a studio in central Chichibu, Saitama prefecture, where guests can witness the production of woven silk fabrics. Artisans worked on stencil-dyeing ...

Summer is here and with it the chance to see the many sites and events of a city hidden in a valley in Saitama prefecture, not far from Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo. Surrounded by mountains, ...

Shibazakura is a hill near Hitsujiyama Park in the west Saitama area in the city of Chichibu. I was truly stunned with how they have carefully and artistically designed each moss phlox plants in a ...

Chichibu, Saitama Pref. – On a quiet side street in Chichibu, a small city in western Saitama Prefecture, an amber glow is cast onto the surrounding nightscape from the latticed windows of a renovated ...

Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture is a charming, rustic spot not far from Tokyo. It is known for its hundreds of annual festivals. These include the Chichibu Night Festival, as well as one that features ...

Last year, many foretold that the world of whisky auctions and world records would eventually slow. After all, it can’t keep rising forever. Make no mistake, hugely collected brands like the Macallan, ...

Shibazakura is a hill near Hitsujiyama Park in the west Saitama area in the city of Chichibu. I was truly stunned with how they have carefully and artistically designed each moss phlox plants in a ...