3 Easy Day Hikes in Daisetsuzan National Park in Hokkaido As an avid solo hiker, I am always on the lookout for destinations in Japan…
A Hiker’s Guide to Japan’s Northern Alps When English archaeologist William Gowland coined the term “Japanese Alps” in the late 1800s, he…
Day Trips From Tokyo: Hiking Mount Ogiyama and Momokurasan in Yamanashi Prefecture When you have a love of the outdoors and mountains in particular, that desire to…
Discover Why the Shin-etsu Trail is Japan’s Ultimate Hike On the border of Nagano and Niigata prefectures is an area that defies time as its…
Japan Travel: Tales from the Shikoku Pilgrimage in East Tokushima Most visitors to Japan will travel right past the island of Shikoku as they ride…
Japan Travel: Hiking Shimane Prefecture’s Tachikue Gorge Sometimes one forgets how feral a place Japan can be. In Tokyo, stray cats assessing…
Yayoi Kusama, Onsen and Stargazing in Towada City, Aomori Prefecture In the brisk northern reaches of Honshu, far from the urban sprawls and madding crowds,…
