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Races and Events
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From summer music festivals to traditional matsuri and genuinely brutal adventure races, this section tracks what’s actually happening across Japan season by season. Our seasonal roundups — 2023 Summer Music Festivals and 2023 Autumn Events & Races — are a good starting point for planning a trip around an event, while The Original Mountain Marathon and Rogaining in Japan cover the endurance racing side. Browse below by season or event type.
Running
Ultra Nippon – A Week in Japan With The Ul...
He has an inhuman ability to conquer the extreme. He can run for days without stopping or sleep. Is it Superman? Perhaps Ultraman...
Features
My Ultimate Rock Festival
Two of OJ’s music junkies dream up their ultimate rock festival. Some artists on the list are actually scheduled to make a stop i...
Music Festivals
A Look Back at 20 Years of Kodo
Sleepy Sado Island, just off the coast of Niigata Prefecture, easily slips under most people’s radar. Unless you were banished th...
Triathlons
Korean Ironman
It was eight months earlier when the concept of completing an Ironman competition entered my consciousness. Not in the way so man...
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....
Music
Shang Shang Typhoon
Shang Shang Typhoon's Emi Shirasaki encounters the "King of Tohoku" This issue features travel tips and hometown secrets from ...
Music Festivals
The 14 Best for the Summer Fests
10 years of Japanese Rock Festivals Following in the First Act Footsteps of the Red Hot Chili Peppers So I’m at a bar and run i...