TSUGARU, Aomori Prefecture--Kokona Hasegawa was no match for the boys when she joined a sumo club here seven years ago. But she became captivated by the traditional male-dominated sport because a ...

The Tsugaru Railway runs through a remote and snowy part of Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan. As well as being a vital mode of transport for locals, especially in winter, the train has a ...

HIROSAKI, Aomori Prefecture--Pretty as a picture, a train with its interior painted entirely in shocking pink runs through a green pastoral landscape in the Tsugaru region, making a fashion ...