The golden triangle may lure first-timers, but there's refuge in the Alps' mountain towns – with a Little Kyoto and hot ...

In the heart of the Japanese mountains, the villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama are home to treasures of traditional ...

The Japanese Alps The best whitewater rafting is found on the east edge of the Japanese Alps, on the Tone River, with tours from the town of Minakami.

The 256-Mile Trans Japan Alps Race Is Hard. Earning a Spot Is Downright Brutal The yearslong qualification process for the TJAR is merciless, but organizers say it ensures that all runners will ...

Once believed extinct in the Central Japan Alps, rock ptarmigans hatched at a zoo were transported to a mountain in Nagano Prefecture for eventual release into the wild.