A lmost a century after the Japanese government hired famed Austrian skimeister Hannes Schneider to introduce Alpine skiing ...

While the country is having a banner ski season, exceptionally heavy snowfall has created challenges for resort workers.

MATSUMOTO, Japan ... Nagano prefecture, of the Mt. Norikura Snow Resort in Matsumoto. Located at the foot of the 9,928-foot-tall Mount Norikura in the Northern Japanese Alps, the resort opened ...

First taking its place on the Olympic schedule in 1998 at Nagano, Japan, snowboarding has provided some iconic ... The venue is located 1816m above sea level and is situated in the Rhaetian Alps close ...

Toshio Asakawa, 84, a farmer in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture ... “It reminds me of my childhood spent in the Japan Alps.” Meanwhile, after learning about the attacks of kamikaze pilots, he ...

the Northern Alps Art Festival in Nagano Prefecture, and the Oku-Noto Arts Festival in Ishikawa Prefecture. He regularly fields inquiries from local governments all over Japan, not to mention ...

This has made countries near Japan concerned about how ... Miyagi, Niigata, Nagano and Saitama. advanced liquid processing system: or ALPS, refers to the filtration process to remove radioactive ...

Google snowboarding in Japan and you’ll notice that Hakuba comes up as one of the top searches. Located in the Northern Alps of Nagano Prefecture, Hakuba is a hotspot for snowboarders and skiers alike ...

The prefecture is also the gateway to the Japanese Alps, making it a popular destination for outdoor and winter sports enthusiasts. Besides nature and monkeys, Nagano is also home to one of Japan’s ...

SUWA, Nagano -- A satellite from SpaceX's Starlink ... was recently observed across a wide area from eastern to western Japan. The event was captured on camera from the Kirigamine Highlands ...