Culture Living in Symbiosis with Forests and Water 2021 Kim Bergström From August 28th until November 3rd, the Nagano Prefectural Art Museum will be hosting an exhibition titled "Living in Symbio...
Activities Tenryukyo Night Museum 2022-2023 Kim Bergström The Tenryukyo Night Museum includes an array of illuminations, with over 50 light fixtures scattered across the Tenryukyo Gor...
Activities Winter Climbing Komagatake C. Rio A few winters ago, I was recruited by my climbing buddy to explore one of the valleys below Komagatake. It was to be a three ...
Hotel Bleston Court, Karuizawa Tomoko Kamishima Hoshino Resorts area in Karuizawa: Gorgeous highland resort, including hot springs, hotels, churches and restaurants. Hotel B...
Kamikochi Myojin-ike Pond Tomoko Kamishima Myojin-ike Pond in Kamikochi is an hour's walk from Kappa-bashi Bridge. On the day I visited there, the blue sky and beautifu...
Activities Sakae Club Ski Area, Nagano Rufus Starbuck Sakae Club Ski Resort is a small resort in Sakae Village, Nagano. 3 lifts, steep runs and a great day out.
Activities Hiking the Central Alps: Day 1 Steve Morton Experience clouds floating over deep mountain valleys and narrow ridges as you traverse along the Central Alps. This is how d...
Accommodation Hotel Metropolitan Nagano Gloria Ticconi Hotel metropolitan Nagano, a good choice as a travel base in Nagano prefecture
Freezing Dawn at Norikura Highlands Takako Sakamoto I visited Norikura Highlands for the first time in years, but the autumn leaves around the mountaintop was almost finished......
Translucent Norikura Highlands Takako Sakamoto Not only picturesque scenery, but also the air and translucent water are wonderful at Ichino-se Green Park, Ushigome-ike Pond...
Food Uoriki: Japanese Dining in Nagano Peter Sidell In the centre of Nagano city in central Japan, Uoriki is a friendly little place serving hearty, tasty and very affordable Ja...
Activities Sakura Season at Komoro Castle Park Kim Bergström From around Early to mid-April each year, the Komoro Castle Park is home to a sakura festival to celebrate the beauty of arou...
Culture Road Trippin' Japan (Part Three) Wanda Bodnar Description of the Osaka to Tokyo leg of our recent campervan trip through Japan.
Iimoriyama Flower Week 2023 Kim Bergström The Iimoriyama Flower Week event adds an even more picturesque element to an already scenic mountain, with numerous colorful ...
Culture Yasuka Museum of Art in Matsumoto Peter Sidell In Matsumoto in central Japan's Nagano prefecture, the Yasuka Museum of Art is a small, intimate museum dedicated to the work...
