Long-time Japan resident and freelance photographer Ben Beech shares his favorite spots in Nagano Prefecture and his Nagano photography.
Ina Valley in Nagano Prefecture has some of Japan’s most beautiful, and oldest cherry trees, many of them planted by samurai warriors.
Japan’s mountainous prefecture of Nagano has 15 of Japan’s 21 major peaks and 85 ski resorts. We round up the top four resorts.