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  • May 1, 2019

    TENAR Outdoor Hotel & Holistic Activities

    TENAR is a holistic accommodation experience that promotes escape, relaxation and a return to balance. Located in the grounds of Azumino Hotaka View Hotel, the ‘TENAR’ unit is a small, contemporary a...
  • May 1, 2019

    Yasuesou BIO Hotel & Holistic Experiences

    As the first hotel in Asia to receive certification as a ‘BIO Hotel’, Yasuesou offers guests a unique experience designed to promote health, harmony and revitalisation. All products provided to guest...
  • May 1, 2019

    La Casta Natural Healing Garden & Fragrance Workshops

    Producing some of Japan’s best-known cosmetics and aromas, La Casta sits within a beautiful landscape garden and insight of the dramatic North Alps. As such, a visit to La Casta offers an escape from...
  • May 10, 2017

    Nara Park

    As much as any temple, Nara Park is a focal point for life in the historic city. Established in 1880, the expansive public area covers around 660 hectares and includes many of Nara’s most notable att...
  • April 25, 2019

    Kurobe Gorge

    As a mountainous country, Japan has its share of beautiful gorges and ravines and among them, Kurobe Gorge is one of the most beautiful. Cut deep into the mountains by the Kurobe River, this is also ...
  • April 25, 2019

    Shomyo Falls

    At 350 metres in height, Shomyo Falls is the tallest waterfall in Japan. Known as ‘Shomyo-daki’ in Japanese, the waterfall has four stages – dropping 70, 58, 96 and 126 metres respectively. The falls...
  • March 7, 2018

    Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway & Alpine Botanical Gardens

    Operating most of the year other than brief periods either side of winter, the Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway runs from the centre of Yuzawa town to the summit of – what in winter is – Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort....
  • April 30, 2019

    Kiso Ontake Mountain Range

    The Kiso Ontake Mountain Range runs through the very center of Japan and dominated by Mount Ontake, Ontake is the second tallest volcano in Japan – behind Fuji - with an elevation of 3,067m. The regio...
  • January 29, 2019

    Mount ‘Ontake Kodo’ Pilgrimage Trails in Kiso Valley

    Part of the wider Kiso Ontake region, Mount Ontake is one of Japan’s most sacred mountains. Having attracted adherents of the ‘Ontake Shinko’ faith for centuries, the pilgrimage trails ascending ...