Japan’s one of those places where every season feels like a whole different experience—blossoms in spring, blazing leaves in ...

The sun is out but the snow is deep. Hata-san’s owl-strength eyes and wisdom breathe life into Nagano’s backcountry. Simple scratches in mossy tree bark become claw-marks of now-hibernating ...

Popular among Australians for its snowcapped mountains, ski slopes, hot springs and snow monkeys, Nagano seeks to expand its appeal to the warmer “green” months.

The winter sports hub of Hakuba in Nagano attracts droves of tourists to its ski slopes, hiking trails, and thermal baths. Town authorities are taking lessons from Niseko in Hokkaidō and other ...

The powdery snow in Nagano Prefecture is a major draw, and the number of foreign tourists visiting the prefecture is rapidly increasing. According to the Japan Tourism Agency, an initial estimate ...

1. Toyama Easily accessible by bullet train from Tokyo and known as the gateway to Japan's snow country, Toyama is framed by the Japanese Alps to the south and the Sea of Japan to the north ...

Tucked beneath the jagged embrace of the Japanese Alps, Nagano Prefecture feels like a secret whispered by nature itself—snow-dusted peaks, emerald valleys, and villages that could’ve been plucked ...

The Japan News also reported that in Matsumoto, Nagano, about 4,000 cherry trees were seen at their peak on Saturday (April 12) on an ancient tomb against a view of the snow-capped Northern Alps ...

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In the six hours leading up to 8 a.m. Wednesday, snowfall reached 26 cm in Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture, 18 cm in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, 12 cm in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, and 10 ...

The snow also forced Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort, about 12 miles by road from Kagura, to close for a day in late February — its first closure in more than 30 years of operation. A spokesman, Takashi ...

In the broader Kanto region, the northern mountainous area is forecast to have up to 30 centimeters of snow along with the Koshin region, which covers Yamanashi and Nagano prefectures, through ...