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Maple Syrup Making in Matsudai

If you head into the mountains of Matsudai in mid-winter you can take part in a snowshoe tour with a difference. There is a section of...

Snow Activities at Matsunoyama Onsen

Japan is a great place to experience the snow, and Snow Country usually gets its fair share. Skiing and snowboarding are popular in...

Fruit Picking in Snow Country

Summer is here and the farmers of Snow Country are hard at work in their fields and orchards. One of the joys of this season is all the...

Chinkoro Market Day Tour

The Snow Country Region Information Center arrange a program of special tours to allow visitors to see the best of the region and get to...

Snow Country Tours on Snow Japan

Snow Japan is the leading resource for information about all things snow in Japan. There are daily snow reports, travel guides and...

Bokushi Street

Bokushi Street in Shiozawa is a recreation of an Edo era post town along the Mikuni Highway. The buildings have old-style facades and the...

Snow Country Trail

Hiking in Japan is a pleasure. It is a country of outstanding natural beauty, and the big changes between seasons means that the views...

Bijin Bayashi

Bijin Bayashi is a beautiful beech forest in Matsunoyama. All the trees were planted at the same time so have a uniform size that is very...