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![Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps]( "Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps")
1Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps
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![Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass]( "Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass")
2Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass
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![ROKA Luxury Apartments]( "ROKA Luxury Apartments")
3ROKA Luxury Apartments
Hakuba -
![Blades of Shinanomachi]( "Blades of Shinanomachi")
4Blades of Shinanomachi
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![Glamping Workations at Hakuba's Mominoki Hotel]( "Glamping Workations at Hakuba's Mominoki Hotel")
5Glamping Workations at Hakuba's Mominoki Hotel
Hakuba -
![The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen]( "The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen")
6The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen
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![The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata]( "The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata")
7The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata
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![Azumino, Japan’s Peaceful Highland Getaway]( "Azumino, Japan’s Peaceful Highland Getaway")
8Azumino, Japan’s Peaceful Highland Getaway
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![Komagane's Cedar Shrines]( "Komagane's Cedar Shrines")
9Komagane's Cedar Shrines
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![Hotel Housei in Yudanaka]( "Hotel Housei in Yudanaka")
10Hotel Housei in Yudanaka
Accommodation
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![Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival]( "Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival")
1Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival
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![Snow Machine Hakuba & Niseko]( "Snow Machine Hakuba & Niseko")
2Snow Machine Hakuba & Niseko
Hakuba -
![The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen]( "The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen")
3The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen
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![Aniera Festa]( "Aniera Festa")
4Aniera Festa
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![Frog Street in Matsumoto]( "Frog Street in Matsumoto")
5Frog Street in Matsumoto
Matsumoto -
![Nagano Lantern Festival]( "Nagano Lantern Festival")
6Nagano Lantern Festival
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![Trip to Matsumoto Castle]( "Trip to Matsumoto Castle")
7Trip to Matsumoto Castle
Matsumoto -
![Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival]( "Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival")
8Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival
Matsumoto -
![Karuizawa Stone Church]( "Karuizawa Stone Church")
9Karuizawa Stone Church
Karuizawa -
![The Nozawa Onsen Fire Festival]( "The Nozawa Onsen Fire Festival")
10The Nozawa Onsen Fire Festival
Nightlife
Upcoming Nagano Events
Culture
Hakuba Mountain Festival 2025
Music and mountains will come together this September as Hakuba hosts the first-ever Hakuba Mountain Festival. The two-day event..
Activities
Cosmos Season at the Kurohime Plateau 2025
Nagano's Kurohime Plateau has been home to cosmos flowers for almost the last 50 years, and the area is a popular picnic spot..
Activities
Ueda Battlefield Half Marathon 2025
History and endurance meet at the Ueda Battlefield Half Marathon, taking place in early October in the scenic city of Ueda, Nagano..
Where to eat in Nagano
Food
St. Cousair Winery
Robert GreySt. Cousair, an award-winning winery located in northern Nagano Prefecture’s town of Iizuna, is a delightful spot to relax, en..
Japanese
The Best Soba in Togakushi
Robert GreyIt has been said that Togakushi is the birthplace of soba. So why not go with the best of them all: the centuries-old, family-run..
Food
Harunire Terrace
Haruniré Terrace, in the Hoshino Resort area, is a sweet little boardwalk type area surrounded by the spring cedar trees that ..
Places to stay in Nagano
Accommodation
Azumino, Japan’s Peaceful Highland Getaway
Joanna LigonTo truly enjoy Azumino, you’ll want a place that reflects the region’s tranquil spirit. AMBIENT Azumino Hotel checks every box.
Accommodation
The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen
Linka WadeShibu Onsen in Nagano Prefecture is a lovely onsen town in a gorgeous natural area. But it also has something more to offer - 9..
Ryokan
Hoshino Resorts KAI Alps
Tom RoseveareHoshino Resorts KAI Alps lies in the deep Omachi onsen territory of Nagano's Northern Alps mountain range, and promises an invigorating..
Latest Nagano Reports
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Activities
The Nakasendō: A Journey Through History
Alessio PompeoThis article discusses a historic route that connected Kyoto to Edo (present-day Tokyo): the Nakasendō
Accommodation
Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps
Veronica CarnevaleTake a break from your everyday routine with a healing retreat in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. Here, cultural heritage, bountiful..
Culture
Komagane's Cedar Shrines
Arlene BastionKomagane's Kozenji and Omiya Isuzu Shrines exemplify how sacred cedars can augment a shrine's already holy atmosphere.