Living in Nagano city, Kondo is a member of the Japanese Alpine Club, the Himalayan Association of Japan and the Japan Academic Society of Mountain Culture.
Nagano is just a 90-minute shinkansen ride from central Tokyo, but for chefs in search of some of Japan’s freshest ingredients, the mountainous prefecture might as well be a world away from the ...
INA, Nagano Prefecture--Too much plastic in the ocean was the last straw for the city agriculture promotion center here. So, the center is working to spread the use of plastic-free drinking ...
Police officers stand guard near the scene of a standoff after Wednesday's attack A man has been arrested after four people were killed in a rare shooting and stabbing attack in Japan. The alleged ...
The bodies of two men caught in an avalanche on Sunday have been found in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Extensive searches took place after the incident, which happened on the east slope of Mount ...
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 ...
Tundra swans, known as "winter messengers," have flown to the area around the Sai River in the city of Azumino, Nagano Prefecture ... "Tundra" within this site. Japanese original The easy Japanese ...