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. It will be the first ...

Also known as the Roof of Japan, the dramatic alpine landscape includes a road carved through ice creating "snow walls" ...

From hiking in the Japan Alps to historic towns, traditional crafts and spiritual journeys, Central Japan embodies the very essence of Japan. Central Japan is Japan's geographic heart, hemmed in ...