Each year between mid-November and April, winter sports fans from around the world flock to Japan for the country’s renowned ...

After a random knife assault at a bus stop in front of JR Nagano station on January 22 left one person dead and two injured, Nikkan Gendai (Jan 25) raised the issue of how incidents of this nature ...

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Karuizawa is stepping into the travel destination spotlight at Japan Expo Thailand 2025, which takes place at CentralWorld, Ratchadamri Road, from Feb 7-9.The picturesque resort town in eastern Nagano ...

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Night laps are the working skier’s salvation. Picture this—after an onerous eight-hour workday, you throw on your ski gear, hop in the car, and hit the hill. After your first run, it dawns on you: I’m ...

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Backcountry skiing doesn't always have to be a long walk on skins—some of the best backcountry skiing around is accessed by resort gates. Before I talk about what resorts have this amazing access, I ...

NAKANO, Nagano Prefecture—Residents in this normally quiet mountainous city were trying to return to a sense of normalcy on May 26 after being shaken and terrified by a deadly assault and a ...

She now splits her time between Colorado and Paris, ensuring she doesn't have to live without skiing or L'As du Fallafel. The best ski resorts in the world are often surveyed, scrutinized ...

However, for snow sport enthusiasts winter is also the best (and in some cases, only) time of year to grab your skis or snowboard and hit the slopes. Before you glide down a mountain, it’s ...