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Activities
Activities
People
Sado Island’s Creative Soul: Johnny Wales
Walking through a damp, faint trail along a rice paddy, long curly grey locks peak out around the corner of a room where stacks o...
Film Festivals
Mountainfilm Returns to Hakuba
Mountainfilm on Tour brings a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed and inspiring documentary films curated from the Mou...
Scuba Diving
Japan’s Top 10 Dives
The many islands and coastlines that make up Japan are home to the greatest diversity of large and small life forms on the planet...
Hiking
Conquering the Kita Alps Ridges
Grappling with a slightly rusty chain bolted into the hard, cold rock, I heave myself up onto the relative safety of a flat ledge...
Races and Events
The Original Mountain Marathon
It’s been almost seven hours of running in the mountains. The sun is setting, it’s freezing and you’re off trail with only your r...
Eco Tourism
Gravity-Defying Farming in Nishi Awa
Discover the centuries-old secret behind what keeps southern Japan's mountains growing
Sponsored
Wild Family Fun at Fujisan
July and August is peak climbing season for Mt. Fuji, and while Tokyo swelters it’s nice and cool in the shadow of Fuji and on th...
Sponsored
Shizuoka Road Trip: The Mt. Fuji Loop
As green season shifts into high gear there’s no better time to hit the road and explore Japan. If you are in the Kanto area and ...
