"When summer comes/ I remember/ Far-away Oze/ Distant sky ..." go the lyrics of "Natsu no Omoide" (Memories of summer), a 1949 pop number written by Shoko Ema (1913-2005). Evoking images of the scenic ...

In the mountains of northern Honshu, Oze National Park is one of Japan’s most photogenic hiking destinations. Stretching across four prefectures, it’s popular for marshlands, wooden boardwalks and ...

Nikkō National Park, accessible primarily from the city of Nikkō in northwestern Tochigi, lies across Tochigi, Gunma, and Fukushima Prefectures. When first designated as a national park in 1934, it ...

Oze National Park is seen in this June 19, 2022, file photo. (Mainichi/Etsuko Nagayama) MAEBASHI -- Authorities are urging visitors to Oze National Park, which straddles the four prefectures of Gunma, ...

KATASHINA, Gunma -- Oze National Park, a popular highland hiking destination that attracts about 300,000 people a year, was opened to the public on May 24 after being closed for the winter. Hikers are ...

Lovers of the great outdoors can now lace up their boots and explore Japan's Oze National Park, where hiking season is officially underway. The area is famed for its scenic marshlands and sweeping ...

Hiking season is officially underway at Oze National Park, an expanse of mountains and marshland straddling Gunma, Niigata, Tochigi, and Fukushima prefectures. The mizubasho skunk cabbages widely ...