Each year between mid-November and April, winter sports fans from around the world flock to Japan for the country’s renowned ...

A 50-yer-old man died after he was buried by snow while backcountry skiing in a national forest near a ski resort at Nozawa Onsen Village, Nagano Prefecture, on Monday. According to police, Norikazu ...

In Nozawa-onsen village in Nagano Prefecture, the body of a 38-year-old man from Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, who was swept up in an avalanche on Jan. 28, was found two days later. Also on Jan.

After 17 years, I revisited Jigokudani Onsen in Nagano Prefecture and was delighted to see that time had stood still. What a rare treat. A quick Wikipedia search shows that more than 25 locations ...