Snow covers the area around Matsumoto Castle in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on March 3. (Yuichi Koyama) ...

The Snow Monkey Express Train is a quick and easy way to travel from Nagano to the Jigokudani Monkey Park. It takes just ...

The air is crisp, the snow deep and undisturbed. The Japanese Alps tower around us, beckoning us to their slopes. In central Japan, just under two hours from Tokyo by bullet train, Nagano is known ...

Directions: Set your GPS or Google Maps for 6845 Yamanouchi-machi, Shimotakai-gun, Nagano prefecture; roughly a three- to four-hour drive from Tokyo. Times: Varies by season.

TOUR Walk Japan’s seven-day Nagano Snow Country costs from JPY460,000 ($5070), including accommodation, most meals and transfers once in Nagano. A pre-tour pack lists all the snow clothing ...

Nagano, Japan offers ... Jigokudani Yaen-koen — also known as “Snow Monkey Park”— is a perfect example. It’s the only place in the world where wild monkeys bathe in hot springs.