The mountainous prefecture in central Japan has been making steady ... of life and experiences with hot springs and saunas. In a Jan. 6 news conference, Nagano Governor Shuichi Abe cited the ...

A natural phenomenon called "Omiwatari," in which ice forming on the surface of Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture splits to ...

Wild snow monkeys soak in natural hot springs to escape the winter ... Matsumoto is just under an hour away from Nagano City by train. It is home to Japan's oldest surviving castle.

Climbing into the mountains, we see salt made from hot spring water, and at the southern tip of Nagano Prefecture, we scale the steep slopes of a tea plantation. A sleepy post station, serving ...