NAGANO—An English-language video and online article were released here, urging tourists to take proper safety procedures if they are tempted to go backcountry skiing on the mountains of Nagano ...

NAGANO--Leather is becoming a problem as some people won’t wear animal hide and synthetic leather comes from crude oil. But now there’s an environmentally friendly leather from agricultural sources.

On Friday I had the great privilege to reunite with all of the members of the Schmirler team from Nagano, along with my ...

At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, American skier Picabo Street won gold in the women's super-G, just weeks after suffering a concussion in a high-speed crash. "That crash was a blessing in ...

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 the ...

Sometimes known as the “roof of Japan” for its high altitude, Nagano Prefecture is famous for winter sports and bathing monkeys. Landlocked Nagano Prefecture in the Chūbu region of central Honshū is ...

Nagano, Japan may be known as the site of the 1998 Winter Olympics, but the destination offers seemingly endless opportunities to enjoy year-round nature activities, as well as to go back in time ...