Activities Matsumoto Castle Illumination 2021-2022 Dec 1st 2021 - Feb 28th 2022 Past Event The Matsumoto Castle Illumination event preserves the castle structure by utilizing projection mapping technology in lieu of standard..
Outdoors Among the Mountains of Kamikōchi Jerome Lee Kamikōchi in Matsumoto city, Nagano prefecture offers some of the most spectacular views of Japan's nature, with the Hokat..
12 Camping & Trekking Gods & Goddess live in Kamikochi Yoshiko Toyama You can arrive at this amazingly beautiful place after just a 3-hour drive from Tokyo. Get off the Chuo-highway at Matsumoto and..
6 Camping & Trekking Gorgeous Views: Utsukushi-ga-hara Hana Joy The Utsukushi-ga-hara Highlands of Nagano offer spectacular views of the surrounding mountains.
Camping & Trekking Togakushi's 'Lost' Torii Robert Grey When visiting the shrines of Togakushi, you'd be hard pressed to find the first torii gate. Its location is quite off the ..
Activities Iiyama Nanohana Festival 2026 Early May Iiyama's aptly-named Nanohana Park comes alive during spring, and their annual nanohana festival is held during the latter half..
Activities Koke no Mori – The Moss Forest Nannini Cristina The Moss Forest in Kita-Yatsugatake is a magical place which reminds of Gibli's Mononoke Hime. One of Japan's three most..
Activities Cosmos Season at the Kurohime Plateau 2026 Early Aug - Early Oct Nagano's Kurohime Plateau has been home to cosmos flowers for almost the last 50 years, and the area is a popular picnic spot..