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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.
Eco Corner
Eco Corner: Choices for Sustainable Lifestyles
Eco Power
SunPower Solar Panels Weblinks
www.sunpowercorp.com www.kyocera.co.jp/prdct/solar Solar panels have been around long...
Rock Climbing
Rock Shots
From hand helds to hand holds, from being dangerously exposed to overexposure, good climbing photography sometimes means letting i...
Trekking
Summit Day
On the scale of great enthusiasms and devotions it’s hard to think of anything physically, emotionally or symbolically grander th...
Cultural Travel
The Star of Gladness
Weighing eight tons, the 62-foot, double-hulled canoe known as Hokule’a is only overshadowed by who and what she represents and t...
Craft Beer
TY Harbor Brewery Restaurant
TY Harbor Brewery is a surprising oasis in the midst of Tokyo’s waterfront warehouse district. Not surprisingly, it is a spin-off ...
People
Earth, Wind & Fire
A quest to master the shakuhachi, lead a life of self sufficiency, and a love for wood stoves leads one American to the woods of ...
Travel
New Places to Stay in Hakuba
If you can tell how the economy is doing by the number of new businesses popping up, Hakuba must be doing OK. Here are three of p...
Travel
A Clean Start at Dogo Onsen
Another 12 months have passed with the New Year just around the corner. This time of year resolutions are made and, in my case at...