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Great Outdoor Escapes: Takaragawa Onsen

Story and photos by Jason Collier On the cover of Anne Hotta’s Guide to Japanese…

Camping in Hokuriku

Story by Nathan Porter Photos by Christopher Domitter “The view, as one looks straight down…

Snow Country

by Andrew M. Lee “The train came out of the long tunnel into the Snow…

Ski Trips & Bike Hikes

by Diane Wiltshire I always found skiing and bicycling to be two of the most…

Takaragawa Onsen

  by Jeff Manning I heard someone say something once that kind of sums up…

Odaru Onsen

by Jeff Manning It is, indeed, a fact of life that through the years, nothing…

Geto Onsen

  by Jeff Manning I remember my first impression when I picked up the travel…

Osawa Onsen

by Jeff Manning When I talk to people about Japanese hot springs or onsen (pronounced…

Hills are alive with sights of autumn

  by Gary Swartz (Editor’s Note: This story by Gary Swartz is about four years…

Down to the sea in sips

  by Patrick J. Killen Five minutes out of Tokyo Station, we broke out the…

The Tenkawa Magical Mystery Tour

  Story and Photos by David Tharp TENKAWA, NARA – Tenkawa Shrine is a name…

Awashima Hotel – the ultimate in luxury

by Tom Chapman There is only one way to get to the Awashima Hotel from…

The Man Who Loved Pots

by Eugene Kyle Japan has lots of clay and it has lots of pottery. Bizen,…

We’re all going on summer vacation, tra la!

by Mike Marklew It’s here. In Japanese it’s called natsu yasumi. The first word is…

Dave Jones’ Cafe Beat

Osaka Hilton Int’l—answer to a traveler’s dream OSAKA — Hilton Interna­tional Hotels have not only…