Shirakawa-go, about a hundred preserved houses in the Japanese Alps Located around 50km from the city of Takayama in Gifu Prefecture, Shirakawa-go stretches along the Sho River at the foot of the ...

The region is home to the Japan Alps (hence its nickname, “the roof of Japan”), and opportunities for hiking, mountain biking, camping, and skiing abound. One of the best ways to experience ...

Originally founded in 1985, but closed in 1992, only to be resurrected in 2011, the new operation based in the Japanese alps, the highest distillery in Japan, has roared back to life, complete with ...

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 ...

nestled in the foothills of the Japanese Alps. She stands on an uneven narrow wooden platform over a massive tank containing more than 3,000 liters (800 gallons) of a bubbling soup of steamed rice ...

And nearly all have been in the Alps, the Rockies and Japan. Why? Because if you’re looking for the sweet spot in skiing, where good snow, varied slopes and modern lift systems overlap ...

The Southern Alps are located in the middle of the Japanese archipelago. Mountain ranges peaking at an altitude of 3,000 meters continue for over 120 kilometers, which encompass the three ...