NAGOYA--Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) announced it will introduce “next-generation” tilting control technology for its Shinano express trains on the Chuo Line connecting Nagoya and Nagano ...

Shinano, Nagano Pref. – It’s a Saturday in late March and many residents and tourists in Nagano Prefecture are savoring the last snows atop the region’s world-class ski resorts. Along the shores of ...

Shinano, Nagano Pref. – Every three years, professional and amateur zooarchaeologists flock to Lake Nojiri, Nagano Prefecture, to search for the remains of an ancient giant: Naumann’s elephant.

Japan’s landscape is often described as mountainous, narrow, and shaped by water. Rivers cut through that landscape in dramatic ways, sometimes fast and unpredictable, sometimes calm and deeply ...

SHINANO, Nagano Prefecture--The original copy of “Shichiban Nikki” (Seventh diary) by famed poet Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827) returned to his hometown here after more than 100 years. Town officials ...

To celebrate Mame Kurogouchi's 10th anniversary, the brand's first solo museum exhibition, "10 Mame Kurogouchi," will open at the Shinano Art Museum in Nagano Prefecture from June 19th. "10 Mame ...