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When training for any sport, you need to get your entire body in shape; however winter sports workouts focus primarily on the low...

The clear blue sky stretched as far as I could see, as I sat on the terrace of the Nishiho Lodge in Nagano sipping a cold beer. S...

Where Craft Beer in Japan First Began   The new brewpub for Echigo Beer was quite a sight when it opened in December...

If you live in the Shonan area of Kanagawa, chances are you or someone you know is big into surfing. My buddies tried to get me t...

Recently I repeatedly heard the word “congratulations.” Although I was not receiving those heartfelt greetings directly, I was to...

At Senmaida (one-thousand rice paddies) in Shirayone, the more than 2,000 terraced ride paddies sloping down to the beach will ta...

Japan is an archipelago of more than 3,000 islands with a serious rainy season and a raging typhoon season. So, if you like to pl...

Ingredients Spam (pork luncheon meat)RiceEggNori (dried seaweed) You can’t mention Okinawa cooking without an obligator...