A total of 754 relay runners covered 118.1km during the torch relay, which made courtesy calls to six different major cities in Japan. The theme of the Opening Ceremony was “Hope,” because the Nagano ...

Nagano offers some of the best skiing and snowboarding in Japan. It did host the Winter Olympics, after all. There are a dizzying number of slopes to choose from. For skiing outside of Hakuba ...

In central Japan ... bullet train, Nagano is known for its world-class ski resorts. But while the area's mountains are undeniably magnetic - they were the stage for the 1998 Winter Olympics ...