The town of Hakuba in northern Nagano ... mountain guides in Hakuba were known to host climbers in their homes, leading the village to be considered by many as the birthplace of minshuku, Japan ...

offered prayers at grave markers and the cenotaph on the slope dedicated to the 520 passengers and crew members who were killed when a Japan Airlines jumbo jet crashed into the mountain 37 years ago.

Asia Society Japan welcomes Takehiro Masutomo, author of Run Ri: Tracing the Footsteps of Chinese Elites Escaping to Japan, for a behind the scenes glimpse into this growing wave of immigration.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Mountains are areas of land that are much higher than the land surrounding them. They are higher and usually steeper ...

A man found dead with head and other injuries Oct. 14 was likely mauled by a bear living in the forested mountainous area of Iiyama City, Nagano Prefecture, where he had gone to check on a boar ...

Cloudy with a high of 52 °F (11.1 °C) and a 47% chance of precipitation. Winds from ENE to NE at 7 to 8 mph (11.3 to 12.9 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 76% chance of precipitation. Winds variable ...

Cloudy with a high of 58 °F (14.4 °C). Winds variable. Night - Cloudy. Winds variable. The overnight low will be 48 °F (8.9 °C). Mostly cloudy today with a high of 60 °F (15.6 °C) and a low ...

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TOKYO -- One man died after a fatal knife attack near Japan's JR Nagano Station at around 8 pm local time on Wednesday, local media reported. Three people, including two men and one woman, were ...