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Mountain and Land
ActivitiesMountain and Land
From camping, hiking and trail running to cycling, mountain biking and rock climbing – Japan’s hills, valleys and mountains provide an amazing landscape to explore and enjoy your favorite outdoor activities.
Trail Running
Blazing Spring Trails
Now that Japan’s hills and mountains have begun shedding their winter coats, it’s time to pull those trail running shoes out of t...
Adventure Racing
To the End and Back
Unfamiliar names on a travel itinerary are a beautiful thing. Summoning my best college Spanish, I read them aloud. “Puerto Montt...
Snowshoeing
Escaping Winter’s Venom in Snake Valley
From 10 meters above, atop a steep, ice-covered ravine, I could hear my hiking partner’s voice calling down to me. “Yes, I’m OK,”...
Trail Running
Trail Blazers: Q&A with Timo Meyer
Over the past two years, Minakami-based trail runner Timo Meyer has made a name for himself on the international trail running sc...
Rock Climbing
Rock Shots: Hokkaido
Japan rock stars Sachi Amma and Akiyo Noguchi head to the north island to take on some of Hokkaido’s toughest climbs. ...
Rock Climbing
The Warm Faces of Colombia
While travelers often eschew Colombia for presumably safer options in the region, memories of the warmhearted people and challeng...
Hiking
Long Trails in Japan: The Shinetsu
The word for “hiking” in Japanese is “tozan”（登山）which literally means “to climb a mountain.” As the word suggests, the lofty goal...
Asia Pacific
Q&A: Team East Wind’s Masato Tanaka
Team East Wind was on the cover of Outdoor Japan Traveler after you competed in the grueling 2011 Patagonian Expedition Race (PER...