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Not every trip to Japan is built around a single activity, and this section covers the rest: cultural travel, eco-tourism, adventure travel, onsen and hot spring culture, and the practical planning that ties a trip together. Start with our Best Time to Visit Japan guide if you’re still deciding when to go, or our guide to Takaragawa Onsen in Gunma if a great hot spring is part of the plan. This is also the broadest section on the site, so use the subcategories below to narrow in on a specific region, culture, or travel style.
Climbing
Q&A Sachi Amma
Over the past few years, Japan’s two-time World Cup Champion Sachi Amma’s focus has slowly moved away from climbing competit...
Scuba Diving
Wrecked in the Marianas
In the wreck department, Guam has five large war-era wrecks in its Apra Harbor, and there are at least 60 types of thes...
Events
The Circus Comes to Town
After years of planning, Travis Pastrana’s Nitro Circus Live came to Japan for the first time wowing tens of thousands ...
Skiing
Further into Hokuriku
A sleek new bullet train blazes a trail past the majestic Japan Alps, through Nagano City and continues on to the Japan Sea, whis...
Art and Film
Upcycled Treasures in the Heart of the City
On an unassuming street minutes away from Tokyo’s Sumida River, the Ozeki Lab construction team is hard at work transforming a 50...
Beyond the Brand
Beyond the Brand: 100 years of Haglöfs
In the year 1914, a lone man in a cabin in the woods—literally, a tiny shack in the Dalarna backcountry—sewed up a bunch of backp...
SUP (Stand-up Paddleboarding)
Q&A with Tristan Boxford
The Waterman League made its first splash into Asia with a successful event in Japan. Outdoor Japan talks to the world stand-up t...
Cultural Travel
Power Places: 1,368 Steps to Konpira-san
Affectionately known as “Konpira-san,” Kagawa’s Kotohira-gu Shrine is believed to be one of Japan’s power spots and home to a god...