Cosmos flowers are nicknamed the sakura of autumn. At the Kurohime Green Garden in the highlands of Nagano, millions of delicate pink, red, and white cosmos carpet the slopes of a local ski resort.

TOYAMA -- The autumn foliage of the Tateyama mountain range ... operates the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route linking Toyama and Nagano prefectures in central Japan, the leaves are turning about ...

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 ...