NAKANO, Nagano Prefecture—Residents in this normally quiet mountainous city were trying to return to a sense of normalcy on May 26 after being shaken and terrified by a deadly assault and a ...

YAMANOUCHI, Nagano Prefecture—Visitors to the popular ... Visitors should be aware that the park is a 2-kilometer walk up a mountain trail from the parking lot. As the area experiences heavy ...

Nestled in the Nagano Prefecture, Togakushi Shrine is a serene and sacred destination. It lies at the foot of the majestic ...

The mountain ranges known as the Japanese Alps are a spectacular backdrop to our ride across Nagano Prefecture, its forests glowing with the late autumn colors. With many 3,000m peaks, Nagano is ...

The incident, suspected to be a random attack with no one targeted in particular, occurred near JR Nagano Station at around 8pm local time on Wednesday. The suspect, an unnamed middle-aged man ...

About 10 people, including a police mountain rescue team, headed to the scene ... 1.23 meters of snow had been observed in Nozawa Onsen Village. Nagano prefectural government officials are urging ...

Authorities in Japan say one person is dead and two others are injured after a knife attack Wednesday night outside a train station in Nagano TOKYO -- One person died and two others were injured ...

Boasting 18 ski resorts, Shiga Kogen, north of Tokyo, drew 810,000 visitors in fiscal 2023. Yamanouchi is also home to Jigokudani Monkey Park, which is famous worldwide for its "snow monkeys," which ...

Members of police exam the place where the scene of a multiple stabbing in front of JR Nagano Station in Nagano, Nagano prefecture, central Japan, on Wednesday Jan. 22, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP ...