Do you have questions about the biggest ... Matsumoto is just under an hour away from Nagano City by train. It is home to Japan's oldest surviving castle. Matsumoto Castle was built as a fortress ...

Nagano Prefecture, a mountainous region in central Japan just a train ride away from Tokyo, offers all kinds of opportunities for outdoor adventure. Although it’s not far from Tokyo, Nagano is a ...

The air is crisp, the snow deep and undisturbed. The Japanese Alps tower around us, beckoning us to their slopes. In central Japan, just under two hours from Tokyo by bullet train, Nagano is known ...