Category
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.
Cycling
Pedaling Through the Past
Exploring new destinations by bike is a unique experience. Traveling with your bicycle, however, can be difficult, but renting is...
Trekking
Summit Day
On the scale of great enthusiasms and devotions it’s hard to think of anything physically, emotionally or symbolically grander th...
Trail Running
The Unsuspecting Trail Blazer
An interview with one of Japan's top female trail runners: Chigaya Mase “I baked these Danishes today. Please, try one,” ...
Hyakumeizan
100 Famous Japanese Mountains: #1 Poroshiri-dake...
“A foreign girl climbing Poroshiri alone? I have lived here 50 years, and the mountain is no joke.” So said the old man at the vi...
Cycling
Trail-way to Heaven
Trail rides, single-track rides, leisurely tour rides...even elephant rides...the Chiang Rai MTB Enduro is the ride of your life....
Fishing
The Kido on the Fly
A few hours from the crowds and concrete of Tokyo is a small river where, over the last few years, I have consistently landed a d...
Hiking
100 Famous Japanese Mountains: #54 Kaikoma-gatak...
For two weeks I had been in the South Alps, working as hut staff. Preparing pre-sunrise breakfasts and early dinners left little ...
Trail Recipes
Campfire Cooking Fried Garlic
Ingredients GarlicOlive Oil SaltMiso or soy sauce The second installment of the “Campfire Cooking” series follows the p...