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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.
People
10 for 10 with Isamu Tatsuno
MontBell is undoubtedly the biggest player in the Japanese outdoor market, with not only 68 domestic retail outlets around the co...
Scuba Diving
Guam’s Pacific Treasures
The welcome creation of new marine preserves in Guam look to provide a safe haven for large fish to breed, a boost to the dec...
The Naked Stranger
Episode 4: Bare Bodies and Bear Soup
The Naked Stranger is a culture vulture. He loves ancient stories about Japan. He reads them voraciously. Like the famous sto...
People
10 for 10: Mike Harris – CEO, Canyons
When and how did you first come to Japan?After studying Japanese for six years in New Zealand (five in high school and one in...
Photography
Abandoned Dreamland
You can see Orion's belt hanging over the replica of Sleeping Beauty's Castle. To your left is the dark outline of the Screwcoast...
Features
Old Fashioned Escapes
Let’s face it. You’ve been in town too long, wandering the concrete valleys of the big city, rushing from meeting to meeting, a g...
Scuba Diving
Diving into the CNMI
Saipan and Rota are more than just quick tropical getaways for travelers from Japan. They are also havens for divers who know the...
Nagano
Kamikochi, Where Gods Descend
Golden silence reigns with the dawn. There’s little but the sound of the Azusa River as it passes under the bridge like a cerulea...