10 Culture Japan Ski Museum in Nozawa Onsen Rufus Starbuck The Japan Ski Museum in Nozawa Onsen is an impressive collection of ski memorabilia tracing the development of the sport thro...
Food Harunire Terrace Hannah Warren Haruniré Terrace, in the Hoshino Resort area, is a sweet little boardwalk type area surrounded by the spring cedar trees that...
8 Activities Shirakoma Pond and Forest Selena Hoy Hiking and camping in Nagano's Yatsugatake mountains
6 Activities A Calm Day on Lake Shirakaba Hana Joy Lake Shirakaba is a man-made lake north of Chino City in Nagano Prefecture. During the summer, visitors can cruise around the...
9 Activities Kiso Valley's Tsumago-juku Sandra Isaka Tsumago-juku is a post town along the Kiso Valley's ancient highway, the Nakasendo. Hiking from the next post town, Magome, ...
Food Cafe Conversa, Karuizawa Peter Sidell In the resort town of Karuizawa in Japan's Nagano prefecture, Cafe Conversa is a good place to relax over a coffee or one of ...
9 Culture Nakamachi-dori street, Matsumoto JJ Walsh High quality, traditional craft shops, beautifully decorated in the style of old storehouses line this side street. A great w...
Culture Matsumoto City Museum of Art JJ Walsh Yayoi Kusama's cheerful modern art displayed in the same building as traditional classic artwork in this beautifully designed...
6 Accommodation Hanaya Ryokan Nagiso Bonson Lam The Hanaya Inn has a proud three hundred year history, and is located along the Nakasendo, an ancient walkway from Kyoto to E...
Beauty & Spa Snow Monkeys in Jigokudani Jeff Aasgaard During the cold winter, the hot spring of the Jigokudani is a real Eden for the monkeys living there. Jigokudani Monkey Park ...