Activities Karuizawa Winter Festival 2025-2026 Late Nov - Late Feb Karuizawa has long been renowned as a great place to enjoy Christmas in Japan. Furthermore the area has some great winter sports...
Activities Iiyama Snow Festival 2026 Early Feb The Iiyama Snow Festival has been running for four decades now, and was originally born from the idea of trying to revitalize this..
Activities Azumino Park Illuminations 2025-2026 Nov 1st - Jan 31st From early November until early January, Nagano's Alps Azumino National Government Park will host their annual illumination..
Activities Kera-Ike Ice Rink 2025-2026 Oct 17th - Mar 1st If you're wanting to ice skate in a natural setting, the Kera-ike Skating Rink in Nagano is formed by a frozen pond in the..
Activities Ueda Battlefield Half Marathon 2026 Early Oct History and endurance meet at the Ueda Battlefield Half Marathon, taking place in early October in the scenic city of Ueda, Nagano..
Activities Climbing Mt. Asama Steve Morton Get up close and personal to experiencing one of the few active, constantly smoking volcanoes in Japan; An adventure you won’t..
Outdoors Achi Village Peach Blossom Festival 2026 Late Apr - Early May From mid-April to mid-May, Nagano's Achi Village comes alive with the color of around 10,000 peach trees in bloom, filling the..
Activities Hakuba Ski Village in Nagano Victoria Vlisides Snowboarders' paradise: Hakuba Ski Village in Nagano