Mountain and Land

Once the last snow melts away, Niseko doesn’t skip a beat—it finds a new rhythm—and people find other ways to enjoy the great out...

The mountain trout are there, in Tohoku, thriving in the beautiful streams which flow through beech forests. For the next several...

I’ve done some climbing. I’ve been cold, hungry and scared, but my first climb in The People’s Republic was all that, with some r...

Outdoor Japan Magazine: Issue 4: Column - Power Pancakes from Leftover Trail Mix The guide to travel, the outdoors and active lifestyles in Japan. Enjoy activity guides, travel guides, hot spring guides, live weather forecasts, outdoor operators, places to stay, skiing and snowboarding, festivals and events and much more. Outdoor Japan Magazine. Japan's only bilingual magazine about travel, outdoors and lifestyle. Be part of the outdoor community in Japan.

As I approached Mt. Tsukuba from a distance, I could see the two peaks that symbolize this mountain. The peak to the east, Nyotai...

The peak of Mt. Kuju, reaching skyward from Aso-Kuju National Park, is the highest point on Kyushu Island and is the largest acti...

It’s early March in Hakuba with 50 cm of fresh powder on the ground. I should be stoked, but instead of putting on my avalanche b...

Catching up with Jeff Jensen before his upcoming seventh New Year’s Day attempt to scale Mt. Fuji. For six consecutive years on...