From Hokkaido's pristine powder-snow peaks to the neon-lit drinking warrens of downtown Osaka, inbound tourists are flocking ...

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 ...

The shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo to Nagano cost $90 with reserved seating. And the coach to Hakuba cost $25. Skiing there: Five days on the slopes cost us $600 per person, which included ...