Vibrant
Eventful Night at the Karasawa Cirque
Situated in the heart of the Japanese Alps, the Karasawa cirque offers magnificent colorful panoramas in autumn.
Off the map
Nagano with Friends: Onsen and Nakayoshi
We reach the end of our Nagano adventures, told in drawings by Sophie Dreamy: a manga café, a snowbound haikyo, and one last onsen with friends.
Easy walk
Shirakoma Forest: Magical Moss Wonderland
A mystical virgin woodland with 500 moss species, ancient trees, and the legend of the White Horse Pond.
Easy walk
Narai: at the Heart of Nakasendo
Nestling in the mountains on the Nakasendo route, the picturesque village of Narai takes you back in time ...
Luminous
The Sakura of Komatsunagi: Petals and Legends
At the edge of a rice paddy in Achi village, Nagano, an old cherry tree mirrors itself in the water and glows under the stars at night. Legend says Yoshitsune tied his horse here.
Easy walk
Fujimori’s Tea houses In Nagano
Terunobu Fujimori is an architect and historian of architecture. He began his building career relatively late, in his early forties. Before that, he had forged a solid reputation as an academic.
Easy walk
Yamanouchi: Chihiro, Monkeys & Onsen
My favourite film from the Ghibli studios is Spirited Away. A number of ryokan inspired this anime fantasy, particularly Kanaguya, near the famous Jigokudani monkeys in the town of Yamanouchi.
Easy walk
Nobeyama Radio Observatory
While I was driving around in Nagano, I noticed a huge parabolic antenna lost in the middle of the mountains.
Crisp
Nagano’s Autumn Cinnamon
Mostly know for his ski resorts, Hakuba's village is also a very nice place to be in the end of autumn. That's where took place 1998's Winter Olympic Games.
