8 Outdoors Honzawa Onsen C. Rio Sitting at 2150m, Honzawa Onsen is the highest rotenburo (outdoor hot springs) in Japan.
Activities The Snow Walls of Mt Norikura Kylie Plester Catch the bus up to the snow walls of Mt Norikura in the Northern Japan Alps to get stunning mountain views without a long hike.
Activities O-yu Onsen in Nozawa Onsen Rufus Starbuck Nozawa Onsen's iconic O-yu. One of the famous soto-yu of this mountain onsen town and ski resort.
Activities Matsumoto Castle Projection Mapping Dec 1st 2022 - Feb 28th 2023 Past Event A special winter event brings the beauty of digital art to Matsumoto Castle, with a variety of stunning projection mapping displays..
Camping & Trekking Shinetsu Trail, Part 3 Rowland Douglas Part three: the Shinetsu trail is a 4-6 day hike, running north-east from Mt. Madarao by Lake Nojiri. Moderately strenuous but not..
Activities Takato Castle Park Sakura Festival Kim From around early to mid April each year, Nagano's Takato Castle Park is filled with the pretty pink color of 1500 sakura trees..
Activities Meet with a Flying Squirrel Noro Randria In the Wild Bird Forest in Nagano prefecture lives the Japanese giant flying squirrel. Come and meet up with one...after the sun..
Outdoors Starry Nights in Japan: Achi Village Featured Achi Village was once recognized as the best place to see shining stars in in the Japan night skies by the Ministry of the Environment...