Landslide in Nagano isolates nearly 400 visitors at mountain hot spring
A landslide in Nagano prefecture cut off the only road to the Nakabusa Onsen resort, leaving about 390 people stranded, with no injuries reported.
Heavy rain on Saturday night triggered a landslide in central Japan's Nagano prefecture, destroying a bridge on the sole access road to the Nakabusa Onsen hot-spring resort in Azumino. Local police said roughly 390 individuals, including hotel guests and hikers staying in a mountain hut, were trapped. Authorities confirmed no injuries from the event. The prefectural government reported the bridge collapse, while the Japan Meteorological Agency noted the intense rainfall that preceded the slide.
Why it matters
The blockage disrupts travel to a popular tourist spot and highlights risks from heavy rain in mountainous regions.
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