Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After moving to Asheville, North Carolina, in 1915, George Masa would go on to create many iconic images of the Great Smoky ...

Mt. Fuji, Japan — Japan's majestic 12,388-foot peak has stirred poets and painters, sent the devout on treacherous pilgrimages up its slopes, and continues to inspire awe and admiration. It is the ...

Architect Rei Mitsui drew inspiration from ancient structures to create a two-winged home with a sunken living area and a steeply pitched roofline. It’s a late March afternoon, and the mountains of ...

Nagano, Japan may be known as the site of the 1998 Winter Olympics, but the destination offers seemingly endless opportunities to enjoy year-round nature activities, as well as to go back in time ...

Faced with soaring ticket prices and bare slopes at many U.S. resorts, Americans are flocking to the island of Hokkaido, ...

Often overlooked by travelers, Tōhoku may be one of the most exciting parts of Japan. Sleep on the shores of one of Japan’s most scenic bays in the upscale Matsushima Sakan Shoan ryokan. Discover the ...