Food St. Cousair Winery Robert Grey St. Cousair, an award-winning winery located in northern Nagano Prefecture’s town of Iizuna, is a delightful spot to relax, en..
Japanese The Best Soba in Togakushi Robert Grey It has been said that Togakushi is the birthplace of soba. So why not go with the best of them all: the centuries-old, family-run..
Food Harunire Terrace Featured Haruniré Terrace, in the Hoshino Resort area, is a sweet little boardwalk type area surrounded by the spring cedar trees that ..
Food Singing Norwegian Wood at "Rizanbo" Jonathan Hewitt There are secrets in the forest of Karuizawa. One of them involves an Englishman, his Japanese wife and their seven year old boy...
Japanese Traditonal Miso Brewery Tour & Lunch Akira Matsuo There are many miso breweries in Nagano and some of them have their own shop. At Ishii Miso Brewery, you can see inside the br..
7 Food Cafe Mikado in Karuizawa Olga Mikado is a famous coffee shop whose speciality is mocha soft serve ice cream. You can it eat it in a cone or in a cup, or in a..
7 Food Yamaguchiya Togakushi Soba Sherilyn Siy The mountainous region of Togakushi is perfect for growing buckwheat. Processed together with pure mountain water, the result is..
Cafe Karuizawa Chocolate Factory Noro Randria Karuizawa Chocolate Factory: Buy a box of chocolate as a souvenir, see how chocolate is made, and taste some for free!