Many people in Japan harbor an ambition to visit Alaska, Canada, or Scandinavian countries to see, at least once in their lifetime, the spectacular Northern Lights. But realizing this dream is ...

also known as the aurora borealis. In low-latitude regions such as Japan, the lower part of the aurora, which is green, is often hidden below the horizon, leaving only the red upper portion visible.

WAJIMA, Ishikawa Prefecture—Early risers in the northern Noto Peninsula before dawn on Oct. 11 marveled at the Northern Lights in the sky over the sea, a rare spectacle so far south. An Asahi ...

Lighting tested at World Heritage-listed Nachi Falls and Seiganto-ji temple in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 19, 2024, as a rehearsal for a light-up on New Year's eve.

Far from it. In the 1980s, Japanese tourists began to travel to Alaska to see the northern lights, something that surprised and mystified many locals. Aurora borealis tourism has since gone on to ...