Karuizawa is a smaller resort area in Nagano prefecture. It’s abundant with nature, including Shiraito Falls. Here’s my 3-day trip there.

A detour stop in Nakano city, a rural district in Nagano prefecture with amazing apples.

Snow monkeys and onsen hot springs in an old Japanese town in the mountains.

A one-day trip to Matsumoto, a city in the Nagano prefecture near the Japanese Alps.