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In the late 19th century, British explorer Isabella Bird walked across northern Japan. She was the first Western woman to make su...

A seven-day cycling exploration of Niigata and Sado Island Niigata Prefecture is a land where the bounty of the earth meet...

“Please don’t put up English signs!” the young American couple pleaded with me. We were enjoying some drinks after a backcoun...

The Amami Islands have long existed in the crosswinds. Locals have endured powerful typhoons and shifting geopolitical winds,...

Travelers come to Okinawa to unplug and refresh, to dip their toes in the sand or their fins in the water. Yet the most memor...

A self-described delinquent youth who followed his dream to become a professional surfer now finds himself at the center of a...

“On Amami Oshima, there is a kimono woven with the natural environment itself.”—Thida Moon The family that runs the Thida ...

Japan’s newest national park, offers not only a look at one of Hokkaido’s less traveled regions, but also the Ainu culture an...