Lace up your best hiking boots for a walk in nature ... Located just under 2 hours away on the bullet train from Tokyo, Nagano’s iconic snow monkeys of the Jigokudani Monkey Park are known for bathing ...

The woman’s call came around 7:20 p.m. last Sunday. Her husband and his 12-year-old son had gone hiking on the Red Mountain trail in southern Utah. She began to worry after the pair failed to ...

Learn More › Anyone who has been caught in a rainstorm, had their inseam rip as they sat on a rock during a break, or been swarmed by mosquitoes when the wind died down can appreciate the importance ...

If your feet hurt while hiking, you might benefit from insoles for hiking boots. First, take stock of your footwear. The right shoes are the first step, but if you already own a quality pair of hiking ...

Take the Nankai-Koya Line to Kawachi-Nagano Station, then transfer to the Nankai Bus bound ... The ride takes about 30 minutes. The hiking route from the Mount Inunaki bus stop to Shipporyuji Temple ...

With hiking growing in popularity ... is on the border of Yamanashi and Nagano prefectures. The road had been in disrepair and the trail was hardly used, but local mountain guides planned to revive it ...

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 ...

If you’re hiking in the UK, expect wet conditions, and look out for boots with outsoles that provide plenty of traction. Membranes in the upper can offer reliable waterproofing, too, keeping ...

The section of the Nakasendo road of the Gifu prefecture ends at Magome, but just over the border in the Nagano prefecture is the pristinely preserved town of Tsumago. Cars are prohibited along ...

For hiking enthusiasts, Europe offers a seemingly endless bounty of trekking trips, from gentle levada walks in Madeira to the long-distance Camino de Santiago hiking pilgrimage. Yet, while ...

Nagano Prefecture may be best known for hosting the Winter Olympics in 1998 and is indeed home to the “Japanese Alps”, a premier ski destination (or hiking if you visit when the snow melts).

In Nagano Prefecture, towering snow-capped mountains rise against azure skies, mist-filled woods conceal historic temples, and snow monkeys lounge in steaming onsens. Home to the much-loved Karuizawa, ...