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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 Fashion Patagonia—Corporate Responsibility www.patagonia.comwww.onepercentfortheplanet.orgIn a world where large corporati...
Asia Pacific
Land of the Longhouses
Our longboat skims across the Batang Ai reservoir, past deadwood still rooted in the land beneath the water two decades after it ...
Travel
Scenes from Sarawak
The South China Sea divides Malaysia nearly in half. On one side of that body of water is well-known peninsular West Malaysia and...
Snowboarding
Catching up with Michael Baker
Owner, Powder House Lodge & Hakuba Real Estate Michael Baker arrived in Japan from his native Australia 12 years ago t...
Cultural Travel
History of Hanami
The practice of hanami is centuries old, starting during the Nara Period (710-784) and is said to have been influenced by the Chi...
Spring
Hanami Gear Guide
Essential gear Large (blue) Tarp: It’s primal. You must mark your space. Bonus: Masking tape, X marks the spot.
(Real) Beer: Only...
Spring
Hanami Guide and Map
"I wish to die under a cherry blossom tree, In full bloom under a full moon in spring." ~ Saigyo Before you can truly experienc...