Japan’s largest national park, home to the tallest mountain in Hokkaido. The “playground of the gods”, or kamui mintara, in Ainu culture. Many superlatives and claims to fame surround Daisetsuzan, but one…

“Walk in someone else’s shoes, or at least eat their food,” said the late chef Anthony Bourdain. The man who shared meals with countless people around the globe knew in his gut…