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Cultural Travel
Kii Mountains—Guarded by Gods
The Kii Peninsula spans three prefectures: Mie, Nara and Wakayama, and is home to deep mountains and forests. Religion and cultur...
Features
Blessings for Bali
In the days since the recent tragic bombings, the Balinese people seek to return their beloved island to a state of grace through...
Longboard Skateboarding
Two Cities, One Mountain and Wabisabi
After sharpening skills on the streets of New York and earning a free trip across the Pacific Ocean, a small group of elite longb...
Surfing
Get Your Mojo at the Surf Dojo
As Japan rapidly becomes recognized as a surf destination, new arrivals come not only to work, but with hopes of learning to ride...
Hiking
100 Famous Japanese Mountains: #87 Hijiri-dake a...
“This is going to be a long three days, the tail-end of the South Alps,” I thought to myself, as I checked my bootlaces and then ...
Eco Tourism
Yakushima
It had been raining since the previous day, and I could feel the thick moisture spread through the air, falling through the crevi...
Features
Maharaja Nights
The castle town of Mandawa serves as the ideal anchor for a visit to Shekavati. In the 18th century Thakur Nawal Singh built a la...
Asia Pacific
The Painted Desert
A narrow strip of road leads four hours northward from Jaipur, through the desert to the land of Shekhavati, to extraordinary fre...
