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

Japan is an amazing place to visit, but heavy tourism has made many areas very busy. These European countries have similar ...

Enjoying four very distinct seasons, deciding on the best time to visit Japan will depend on what exactly you want to ...

If there is anyone who knows about skiing, it’s Kenji Ogiwara. Before turning to politics and becoming Mayor of Nagano, ...

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 ...

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 ...

finally enabling the route to reopen to traffic after being closed all winter. The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route links Tateyama Town in Toyama Prefecture and Omachi City in Nagano Prefecture with ...

The Paralympic torch glows with Mountains of Light ... The theme of the Opening Ceremony was "hope" because the Nagano Games marked the first Paralympic Winter Games in Asia and the last in the 20th ...

By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa, Japan For at least six centuries, residents along a lake in the mountains of central Japan have marked the depth of winter by celebrating the ...

Surrounded by mountains, Nagano is one of the few regions of Japan without immediate ... organize communal walks — not difficult in group-oriented Japan. Even in winter, clusters of residents can be ...