Best Hotels Near Iiyama Station | Snow Country & Nozawa Onsen
Hokuriku Shinkansen Guide · Iiyama Station Best Hotels Near Iiyama Station: Snow Country &the Gateway to Nozawa Onsen…
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Hokuriku Shinkansen Guide · Nagano Station Best Hotels Near Nagano Station: Zenko-ji, the Olympic City &the Gateway to…
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Hokuriku Shinkansen Guide · Ueda Station Best Hotels Near Ueda Station: The Sanada Castle Town &the Temples of…
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Hokuriku Shinkansen Guide · Sakudaira Station Best Hotels Near Sakudaira Station: Sunny Saku &the Gateway to the Yatsugatake…
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Hokuriku Shinkansen Guide · Karuizawa Station Best Hotels Near Karuizawa Station: Japan’s Highland Resort —Cool Summers, Outlet Shopping…
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Shinkansen Line Guide · Hokuriku Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen Guide: Tokyo to the Sea of Japan —Karuizawa, Nagano, Kanazawa…
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Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route: Japan’s Greatest Mountain Road (Snowwall in Spring)
The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route (立山黒部アルペンルート) is one of Japan's most extraordinary transportation experiences — a 37 km…
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Tokai Nature Trail: Japan’s Longest Hiking Route Explained
The Tokai Nature Trail (東海自然歩道) — established in 1974 as Japan's first long-distance hiking route — runs approximately…
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Nozawa Onsen: The Village That Has Given Free Hot Water Since the 1100s
Nozawa Onsen (野沢温泉) — a village of approximately 3,600 people on a mountain slope in northern Nagano Prefecture…
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Matsumoto Castle: Japan’s Oldest Wooden Castle & the City of Mountains
Matsumoto Castle (松本城) is visually unlike any other major Japanese castle. While the dominant color scheme of most…
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Nagano & Zenko-ji: The Temple Town at the Heart of the Japan Alps
Nagano (長野) is unusual among Japanese cities in that its central organizing principle is a Buddhist temple rather…
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Japanese Castle Guide: Matsumoto, Himeji, Osaka & More
Japan's castles are the most visible and most directly experiential connection to the feudal political history that shaped…
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