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...
7 Food Narai-juku's Fuka Cafe Sandra Isaka The Fuka Cafe is located in Narai-juku, one of the famous post towns of the Kiso Valley. Relax on tatami, or at a table, and...
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...
7 Culture Matsumoto Art Museum JJ Walsh Colorful and fun artwork in pleasant surroundings, a must-see museum for art lovers visiting Matsumoto.
Culture The Original Matsumoto Castle Leslie Taylor Matsumoto Castle in Nagano Prefecture is not only one of Japan's most beautiful castles, but it is also one of the few origin...
Shopping Kyu-Karuizawa Shopping Street Peter Sidell In the resort town of Karuizawa in Japan's Nagano prefecture, there's a pedestrianized kilometer of stores selling souvenirs ...
7 Culture Suwa Taisha (Suwa Grand Shrine) Brian Wood-Koiwa Suwa Taisha (Suwa Grand Shrine) houses the four largest logs of the Onbashira festival and a tree that snores when it lowers ...
12 Culture Kozenji Temple Bryan Baier Kozenji is a gorgeous Buddhist temple nestled against the Chuo Alps in Komagane Nagano. It perfectly blends human constructio...
