NAGANO--For the 19th year in a row, Nagano ranked as simply the best in terms of prefecture to ... The mountainous prefecture in central Japan has been making steady efforts over the years ...

Japan is home to bustling metropolises like Tokyo and Osaka, but its true magic lies in its charming small towns. Nestled ...

The mountain ranges known as the Japanese Alps are a spectacular backdrop to our ride across Nagano Prefecture, its forests glowing with the late autumn colors. With many 3,000m peaks, Nagano is ...

The air is crisp, the snow deep and undisturbed. The Japanese Alps tower around us, beckoning us to their slopes. In central Japan, just under two hours from Tokyo by bullet train, Nagano is known ...

Kisoji is an old road that runs through Kiso in Nagano ... to 11 "post towns" along its trail. The road has been used for about 400 years, with feudal lords from all over Japan using it to get ...