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雪山Yukiyama(SnowyMountains)OutdoorActivitiesgabdfecSnowshoesSnowshoeing(IiyamaCity,NaganoPrefecture)aAwinterwonderlandiswaitingtobediscovered.Takeaguidedsnowhikeinthemountainswiththerightbalanceofleisureandadventure.toursofferedinEnglish,withguideswhowillleadyoutothesereneMadaraoNationalForest.Snowshoerswillseetheuntouchedsplendorofnatureontrailsextendingnearlytenkilometers(perpostedsigns)alongfor-estedpathsandacrossgentlehills.Snow-shoetoursareaneducationalexperience,providingachancetolearnthenamesoflocaltreesandthehabitsofnativewildlife.Ifyouarelookingforsomefun,youcanslidedowntheslopesonasled,afavoriteactivityofJapanesechildren!OutdoorActivitiesinJapan:SnowshoeToursinNaganoAvisittoJapancanencompassmuchmorethanjustastrollthroughcitiesandshoppingarcades.SomeofJapan’stopdes-tinationsareinthegreatoutdoors,whereadventuresinnatureawait.Fromhikingtocanoeingtoboating,therearemanywaystoexperiencethenaturalwondersofJapan.Winterisoneofthemostpopularseasonsfortouriststovisitthecountry.Withnu-merouswinterresortsandothergetaways,sportsenthusiastsandloversofcoldweath-erhaveplentyofoptions.Thrillseekersmayprefertheslopes,butsnowshoeingisagreatalternativetotheactionandabetterwaytogetoffthebeatenpathandexperiencethebeautyofwinterinJapan.NearNaganoPrefecture’sMadaraoMoun-tainResort,thereareseveralsnowshoe1818