Nagano Prefecture for Adventure . Instead of skiing in the more well-known town of Niseko, try Hakuba or Nozawaonsen in the Nagano Prefecture for an underrated experience.

Nagano is home to the Japanese Alps, which consist of three mountain ranges across the prefecture. In fact, 15 of the 23 mountains in Japan that are 9,800 feet or so high are found in Nagano ...

There’s not much shogun-era history left in Japan but Matsumoto, north-west of Tokyo, is a great place to relive samurai rule ...

The author speaks on the Nagano Prefecture town's unique positioning between Japan and the West, literary tradition and ...

The average price of land in Japan rose 2.7 percent in 2025, the fourth straight year it has climbed and the fastest pace of ...

Nagano prefecture is west of Tokyo on Honshu, the largest of the four islands. A Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey participates in the Iron Fist exercise off the coast of Japan on Feb. 23, 2025.