The mountains of Nagano Prefecture are a popular destination, but 13 people were reported missing or dead there in 2024 ...

It begins almost 24 years ago, on Valentine’s Day morning of 1998, in the alpine resort of Hakuba, 30 miles from the Olympic city of Nagano, and where I was covering the Games, and specifically, ...

From the outset, skiing fast was her passion ... Focused on the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan, Picabo began a rehabilitation that included rigorous land, swimming and volleyball workouts ...

Street was happy the World Cup had returned to her home resort, where elks roam between the condos, for the first time since ...

Some ski resorts have taken measures to prevent such ... Yoshikazu Ito, a mountain guide, said the Hakuba area of Nagano Prefecture attracts backcountry skiers and snowboarders because a lot ...

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 ...

On our way from Tokyo to Nagano, we enjoyed complimentary snacks ... Last year, we finally made solid plans to visit Hakuba, a popular ski destination near some of Japan's mountain ranges.

Japan's snowy Myoko highlands, which is about a two-hour train ride from Tokyo, will soon be home to a US$1.4 billion (S$1.8 ...