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Events
The Circus Comes to Town
After years of planning, Travis Pastrana’s Nitro Circus Live came to Japan for the first time wowing tens of thousands ...
Backcountry Skiing
JAN’s New Snow Bulletin Board
The first place the powder snow season begins each year in Japan is that sacred area called Tateyama. As powder-lovers returned t...
Skiing
Further into Hokuriku
A sleek new bullet train blazes a trail past the majestic Japan Alps, through Nagano City and continues on to the Japan Sea, whis...
Art and Film
Upcycled Treasures in the Heart of the City
On an unassuming street minutes away from Tokyo’s Sumida River, the Ozeki Lab construction team is hard at work transforming a 50...
Hiking
Misstep in the Mountains
Completely soaked from head to toe, I manage to work my way down the snow-covered mountain stream with some optimism. I think to ...
Backcountry Tours
Hakuba Mind Shift
Hakuba is a great backcountry launching point, but many visitors might not realize its full potential.
Beyond the Brand
Beyond the Brand: 100 years of Haglöfs
In the year 1914, a lone man in a cabin in the woods—literally, a tiny shack in the Dalarna backcountry—sewed up a bunch of backp...
Cultural Travel
Power Places: 1,368 Steps to Konpira-san
Affectionately known as “Konpira-san,” Kagawa’s Kotohira-gu Shrine is believed to be one of Japan’s power spots and home to a god...