In central Japan, just under two hours from Tokyo ... the complex is reachable by bus from Nagano City. In winter, the bus only goes to Chusha, the middle shrine, meaning the last two kilometres ...

SUWA, Nagano -- A natural phenomenon called "Omiwatari," in which ice forming on the surface of Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture splits to create a mountain rangelike crease, has not appeared for the ...

Nagano offers some of the best skiing and snowboarding in Japan. It did host the Winter Olympics, after all. There are a dizzying number of slopes to choose from. For skiing outside of Hakuba ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen.

A total of 754 relay runners covered 118.1km during the torch relay, which made courtesy calls to six different major cities in Japan. The theme of the Opening Ceremony was “Hope,” because the Nagano ...

A mass of snow that had accumulated near a prefectural road that is closed off during the winter months collapsed ... in the Central Japan Alps in Komagane, Nagano Prefecture.