KANTO

In the exciting lead up to Christmas, children in Hakone are enjoying sledding with Santa.

Buddhist monks spruce up Naritasan Shinshoji Temple for the annual end-of-year cleaning.

Nikko's top attraction, UNESCO World Heritage Site Toshogu Shrine, also serves as the extravagantly embellished tomb of historical shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, ruler of Japan for over 250 years.

Remember your trip to Tokyo's landmark red tower with the gift shop that has almost every souvenir imaginable.

Shibuya has always been a center of culture focused on young people. Lately, the area has been redeveloped with a focus on high-rise shopping and office buildings aimed at a more mature clientele.

Finland’s Santa Claus Foundation sent an official representative on a plane (not a sleigh) to Narita Airport to spread Christmas cheer.

Matsuya Ginza department store plans to offer games and other promotions with its New Year lucky bags to draw online shoppers into its brick-and-mortar store.

Don't just buy some Japanese pottery—why not make a piece yourself at the Uzumako Ceramic Art School?