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 ...

The most popular skiing can be split into two main areas: Nagano/Hakuba (main island), and the various ski resorts around Sapporo like Niseko and Rusutsu (on Hokkaido). Of course, there are dozens of ...

This ski resort has a long history and a wide variety of courses. Its quality of snow is good,” said a 71-year-old resident of Matsumoto, Nagano prefecture, of the Mt. Norikura Snow Resort in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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