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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.
Cultural Travel
Yamabushido – Follow the Path of the Warri...
Explore the outdoors and culture at the foot of Mt. Fuji!
Japan Angler
What Lies Beyond the Horizon
When I was growing up, Myanmar was one of those places from which you didn’t hear anything good. Mass media and the movies portra...
People
The Unstoppable Bruce Cook
Back in 2014, freestyle motocross rider Bruce Cook was attempting the biggest trick in the world of action sports at the time, a ...
Scuba Diving
Fire & Spice in the Banda Sea
Seven-thousand friendly inhabitants call the charming port town of Banda Neira home. It is one of the most picturesque ports in I...
Nagano
Ninja Folkore in Togakushi
Walking in silence between rows of 900-year-old cedars that line the path toward a mountainside shrine, you can’t help but sense ...
Cycling
Find Tokyo’s Hidden Backstreets with Freew...
Human-powered adventures in Tokyo on two wheels or on foot
Adventure Travel
Explore Japan in the Green Season!
From high peaks to crystal clear waters, Japan offers plenty of green season fun
Skiing
The Other Skiers of Japan
You can’t miss them in their style-less camouflage clothes and olive helmets. Their straight white skis, fat white fiberglass poles with monster rings and leather-strap bindings holding in what looks like a light leather mountain boot.