Also known as the Roof of Japan, the dramatic alpine landscape includes a road carved through ice creating "snow walls" ...

The burning-red color of the mountain rocks complements the blue-grey hue of the dawn sky. Located at an altitude of 2,300 meters in the Northern Alps in Nagano Prefecture, Karasawa Cirque is known ...

Hide, a seasoned travel writer who has explored all over Japan, has created an itinerary that starts from Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, and takes you through the scenic spots of the Nakasendo and the ...

The area of Nagano that we will introduce here is filled with diverse ... From there, you can see the Northern Alps and even Mount Fuji on a clear day, which is truly spectacular. The bread at ...

There have been avalanche fatalities in Austria, France, Italy and Switzerland. Eight people have died in six separate incidents following heavy snow & high winds. UPDATED In the latest incident in ...

The Bureau of Meteorology had forecast snow to fall above 1,700 metres in the NSW alps today, but some locals have reported sightings of snow flurries as low as Cooma at 800m elevation.

nestled in the foothills of the Japanese Alps. Koten is located in a mixed residential/ commercial district a few blocks from Lake Suwa, hardly the romanticized, bucolic setting suggested by the above ...

“The morning hours are crucial in sake making,” said Takahashi, 43. Her brewery is in Nagano prefecture, a region known for its sake making. Takahashi is one of a small group of female ...

Across the Alps, the unseasonably warm wet weather has put a real damper on the start of the ski season. The word for it here is Schneemangel or snow shortage. There's a phrase for when the snow ...