Activities Picchio Hannah Warren Standing in a field, armed with binoculars, staring at a tree doesn’t sound like the best way to spend a chilly autumn evenin...
Activities Getting to Know Karuizawa Hannah Warren When staying at the Hoshino Resorts, you should block out a sunny Saturday morning to head down to Karuizawa for a stroll dow...
11 Activities Monkey Park - Jigokudani Yoshiko Toyama This hot spring is about a 40-minute walk from Kanbayashi Onsen in Nagano. You should prepare snowshoes if you visit in winte...
Activities The Ascent of Mount Yari Dean Webber A tough and challenging mountain that rewards it's conquerors with some of the greatest views found in Japan.
6 Activities Summer at Mt. Kuruma Ski Resort Hana Joy Mt. Kuruma in the wintertime is a thriving ski resort. In the summer, you can take the main lifts up to the top to see the sa...
11 Activities Snow Monkeys in Nagano Nicole Bauer At Jigokudani Yaen-Koen (Hell's Valley Monkey Park) in Nagano Prefecture, you can observe the Japanese Snow Monkeys in their ...
Activities Nakasendo Hike & Erupting Mt Ontake Akira Matsuo Some travelers who plan to visit central Japan are worrying about any trouble by the eruption of Mt. Ontake. Now, however, tr...
Activities Climbing Mount Ontake - 1 Steve Morton A hike through snow covered peaks on Mount Ontake, a very holy mountain. Part 1
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 cou...
9 Activities Bathing Apes in Rural Nagano Ben Beechey Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagano Prefecture, famous for monkeys bathing in the natural hot spring.
