A First-Timer’s Guide to Skiing in Japan
Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to ...
Japan's bathing macaques draw record tourists
Each winter, hundreds of thousands of tourists visit to see the spectacle of Japan's snow monkeys bathing in the hot springs ...
Record crowds at Japan’s hot springs create worries about macaque monkeys' welfare
Japan's hot spring macaques in Jigokudani Park draw record crowds, with 257,000 visitors last year, 60% of them international ...
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When danger strikes, how should foreign visitors to Japan be alerted?
Many of these visitors transfer to buses at Nagano Station and head for the slopes at Hakuba, Tsugaike Kogen and other ski resorts. Other nearby popular destinations include the Snow Monkey Park, ...