Even in late April, the Tateyama mountain range, a section of the Northern Japanese Alps in Toyama Prefecture, offers a world ...

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Mouthfuls of mountain vegetables ... most meals and transfers once in Nagano. A pre-tour pack lists all the snow clothing required but comfortable Gore-Tex/winter boots and hiking poles with ...

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Nagano and Gifu prefectures, and the shrine is located in the Okuhida Onsengo onsen hot spring resort area. At the Banryu Festival held on May 10, about 100 people prayed in a Shinto ritual for safety ...

Popular among Australians for its snowcapped mountains, ski slopes ... and tour operators from Japan. Nagano, which hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics, was chosen as the venue to strengthen tourism ...

The town of Hakuba in northern Nagano Prefecture is no stranger to global attention. A winter sports mecca ... In the past, mountain guides in Hakuba were known to host climbers in their homes ...

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If you have time to spare, it’s worth extending it to begin in Toyama, famed for its seafood, and end in Nagano ... of water gushing down from the mountains. Although only 1,558ft above sea ...