Japan is an island nation in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, North Korea, China, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. Location Map of Japan About Ma...
Nagano and the surrounding areas making-up Central Japan boasts most of the country's tallest mountains. Heavily forested and largely undeveloped, Nagano is blessed with some of Japan's best autumn leaves that appear earlier than many other parts of the country, thanks to the higher elevation an...
-- Book With Us! Nagano’s No.1 Tour & Charter Operator When choosing where to base yourself, it’s best to think in terms of transport and when in Japan, that means trains. Tokyo is serviced by an equally large and downright impressive train network, without which, it would be impossi...
The majority of the northern hot spring spots in Japan are also home to theJapanese macaque, a type of monkey that simply loves to hang out in the bath. If you'd like to see these cute snow monkeys for yourself, you should head toArashiyama,Kyoto,YamanouchiorJigokudani Monkey ParkinNagano,...
Sengaku-ji (in Takanawa): This 17th-centurySōtō Buddhist templeis one of the most famous in Tokyo thanks to the story of the 47 Ronin, buried here in 1702 and immortalized in Japanese fiction thereafter. The 47 are respected in Japan for avenging the death of their master Asano Naganori...
Nagano Mountain adventures at Japan's Alps Gifu Scenic Shirakawa-go and Gero's hot springs Aichi Home to Nagoya and local powerhouse Toyota Shizuoka Izu peninsula, tea fields and views of Mt Fuji Kansai region Kansai, also known as Kinki, is one of the most popular tourism regions in...
Tokyo Stationis Tokyo’s primary transport hub. From here, you can take buses or the JR Shinkansen bullet trains to cities and places all over Japan, like Mt Fuji, Kyoto, Nagano, and Osaka. The Narita Express Train from/ to Narita Airport stops here, and Tokyo Station is part of the ...
Some of the bestskiing and snowboarding resorts in Japanareconcentrated in two areas: the island of Hokkaido and in Hakuba Valleyin theJapanese Alpsnear Nagano, although there are several other exceptional resorts scattered throughout the country. ...
Nagano - Tojisoba This dish features small mounds of noodles that you scoop up in a small, open-woven ladle and soak in a pot full of hot tsuyu before eating. This hot soba is a perfect match for cold wintery weather. And as there are plenty of vegetables and mushrooms in the hot ...
The Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park is part of the Joshinetsu Kogen National Park, along the valley of the Yokoyu-River in the northern side of the Nagano Prefecture. The monkey park has towering pines lining the pathway. If you visit in February, you can see these pines covered in snow. Th...