Kashimayari Ski Resort is located in Hakuba Valley in Nagano Prefecture. It is one of ten ski resorts in the “powder kingdom” ...

Hakuba Goryu Snow Resort is in Hakuba Valley, Nagano Prefecture. After hosting the 1998 Winter Olympics, Nagano has become a ...

Luckily, the western side of Honshu is home to a chain of tall mountains (the Japanese Alps) that, along with perfectly conical volcanoes further inland and up north on Hokkaido, catch all the ...

Snow did not settle on Japan's highest peak until the start ... paper warn that decreasing snowfall across the Alps will ruin more than a few ski holidays. Snow plays a vital role in maintaining ...

Good to know: In winter, dress warmly. All visitors are required to sit on the temple’s chilly floor and use a calligraphy ...

The Best of the Alps have 10 destinations immersed in heritage and tradition so you can experience all that the mountains ...

Once believed extinct in the Central Japan Alps, rock ptarmigans hatched at a zoo were transported to a mountain in Nagano Prefecture for eventual release into the wild. It will be the first ...