The ultimate guide to Japan travel
Boats depart from here for rides down the Okazaki Canal during cherry blossom season.
This is one of Gokayama's most accessible Gassho Style Houses. It's open to the public as a folkcraft museum and was designated as a National …
Sanshoraku was founded in 1880. The beech forests surrounding the area protect the brewery and the villages in the valley from avalanches, while …
A workshop where you can try out making traditional Japanese washi paper. Washi no Sato is located within rest stop Road Station TAIRA. During …
Founded towards the close of the Muromachi period (1336 to 1573) by influential monk Akao Doshu, this straw-thatch roofed temple is an important …
Also known as Togari Snow Park, this resort is the lesser known little brother to the huge Nozawa Onsen Snow Resort on the other side of the …
This day-visit onsen (ie. not attached to accommodation) is a good place to head in Nozawa Onsen if you can't handle the scalding temperature of …
Hokuryuko is a small artificial lake in the hills below Nozawa Onsen (although it's technically located in Iiyama). There are boats for hire on …
Ushitakisan is home to Daitoku-ji -- a temple with a two-story pagoda designated as an Important Cultural Asset. Framed with the colors of …
Nagano City is a rather flat, nondescript city in the middle of a natural wonderland of mountains, snow, onsen, and impressive vistas. While the …
Myoko Sunshine Land is an amusement park that is part of the larger Myoko Sunshine Resort which includes a golf course, camping ground, and …
In the middle of an actual forest in the hills above Lake Nojiri in the north of Nagano Prefecture, Calm Forest is a tiny campground (there are …