NAKANO, Nagano Prefecture—Residents in this normally quiet mountainous city were trying to return to a sense of normalcy on May 26 after being shaken and terrified by a deadly assault and a ...

The mountain ranges known as the Japanese Alps are a spectacular backdrop to our ride across Nagano Prefecture, its forests glowing with the late autumn colors. With many 3,000m peaks, Nagano is ...

MATSUMOTO, Nagano Prefecture--Toru Awazawa hopes that drinking alcohol at an altitude of 2,367 meters over rough terrain will improve safety for alpinists in the Hotaka Mountain Range. Awazawa ...

About 10 people, including a police mountain rescue team, headed to the scene. Morita was pulled from the snow about 2 1/2 hours later and taken to hospital where he was confirmed dead. The Japan ...

Nestled in the Nagano Prefecture, Togakushi Shrine is a serene and sacred destination. It lies at the foot of the majestic ...

The accident comes about one year after American world champion halfpipe skier Kyle Smaine and another skier were killed by an avalanche in the mountains of central Japan. Police in Nagano ...

Majestic curtains of ice hang on a riverside in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, wowing tourists. Water dripping out of a mountain cliff freezes into huge icicles on a bank of the Nishino River in ...