Beauty & Spa A Hot Spring Bath at 700 Meters Robert Grey At an altitude of 700 meters, you won't find many hot spring baths in Japan so far above sea level, and few will offer the breathtaking..
Activities A Tomb with a View Robert Grey Those interested in Japanese culture and history may be familiar with kofun, the ancient burial mounds found all over the country...
Culture Unique Stone Statue of Buddha Reiko Senna See this unique giant stone statue of Buddha built in 1660 in Nagano Prefecture that was re-discovered in the 20th century.
9 Activities Bathing Apes in Rural Nagano Ben Beechey Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagano Prefecture, famous for monkeys bathing in the natural hot spring.
Activities Happo-one Winter Resort Andrew Kehoe Happo-one is one of the premier resorts of Japan with deep snow and a beautiful view from the summit. It was once the sight of..
Activities Climbing Mount Karamatsu Matt Seary Climb Mt Shirouma then heading south along the mountain tops to Mt Karamatsu before descending via cable cars across the ski f..
Transportation A Route to Wonderland Febry Fawzi Shinonoi line, one of the JR East line which serves the route from Nagano station to Matsumoto station. A journey that takes a..
Activities Mount Yatsugatake Valerie Kor Pick fruits, ride a horse, have a picnic in the mountains, visit a farm, have a coffee at a vintage cafe, you can do all these..