Japan has 47 prefectures, administrative divisions ranking immediately below the national government. They were created following the Meiji restoration of 1868, often with borders matching the ...

Finally, for the top of the list, we go all the way to the top of the map of Japan. Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost prefecture, has a couple of things going for it from a foodie standpoint. It’s ...

Japan lifted a state of emergency for Tokyo and four other prefectures on Monday. It is the first time since April 7th that no part of the country is under an emergency declaration. In Tokyo ...

The new entries include establishments in Fukui Prefecture, meaning that all three prefectures in the region are now covered. Fukui became the 26th region in Japan to be included in the Michelin ...