The picturesque town of Shibu Onsen in Nagano prefecture is the perfect balm ... We wanted a ryokan with a private onsen. Kaiseki Ryori – the private dinner service in the room was on the ...

The air is crisp, the snow deep and undisturbed. The Japanese Alps tower around us, beckoning us to their slopes. In central Japan, just under two hours from Tokyo by bullet train, Nagano is known ...