The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is a popular tourist attraction that connects the Toyama and Nagano prefectures, offering a stunning mountain sightseeing experience for visitors from all over the ...

Self-guided four-night Kiso Wayfarer itinerary with Walk Japan from $1,250 per person, including lodging, breakfasts, dinners, and luggage transfers. A version of this story first appeared in the ...

Japan’s Kiso Valley, nestled deep within the mountains of Nagano Prefecture, has been calling to me for years. The images I’d seen – of the preserved post towns of Tsumago and Magome, their wooden ...