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Cold Air, Hot Sets: Nagano's Winter Festival Scene Is the Music Trip You Haven't Planned Yet

Cold Air, Hot Sets: Nagano's Winter Festival Scene Is the Music Trip You Haven't Planned Yet

While most visitors picture Nagano as a ski destination, locals know the mountains hide something way more interesting once the lifts close for the day. A circuit of underground winter festivals has quietly grown into one of Asia's most exciting seasonal music scenes. Here's why music fans from the US and beyond are finally starting to pay attention.

Snow, Static, and Soul: The Radio Station That Gave Japan Its Sound

Snow, Static, and Soul: The Radio Station That Gave Japan Its Sound

Long before streaming algorithms told you what to listen to, FM Nagano was handpicking the soundtrack of an entire nation. As Japan's first independent FM station, it built a sonic identity so distinct that its influence echoed far beyond the Japanese Alps — and it's a story every radio lover and Japanophile in the US needs to hear.