Short-staffed ski resorts in Nagano Prefecture are increasingly relying on foreign labor, and employers are dangling free use ...

Nagano Prefecture was the most inquired-about relocation destination in fiscal 2024, reclaiming the top spot for the first time in two years, according to an internal affairs ministry survey. The ...

Nagano – Nagano is just a 90-minute shinkansen ride from central Tokyo, but for chefs in search of some of Japan’s freshest ingredients, the mountainous prefecture might as well be a world away from ...

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This video shows a group of Japanese macaques, commonly known as snow monkeys, resting in a natural hot spring during snowy ...

Fireworks light up the night sky during the Nagano Ebisuko Fireworks Festival in this photo provided by the Nagano Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Nagano Prefecture is known as a leader in the ...

TOKYO >> Large crowds of tourists — quite a number of them domestic — were spotted across Japan during the Golden Week ...

Located in central Japan, Nagano Prefecture has long been a hub that connects east and west Japan. The Northern Alps Art Festival explores the region's culture and traditions, while its history can be ...

Nice area but you have to have a fetish for shovelling snow for 3 months every year. It hardly snows in most of Nagano. It rarely snows in Matsumoto or Nagano City, and only 10-15cm when it does. Even ...

A 50-yer-old man died after he was buried by snow while backcountry skiing in a national forest near a ski resort at Nozawa Onsen Village, Nagano Prefecture, on Monday. According to police, Norikazu ...