adventure travel

If you were in Niseko, Hokkaido this winter, you may have seen a quirky cabin on wheels touring around the neighborhood. This mic...

The mountains of Shikoku Island are a place of spirituality and vast wilderness. The Ishizuchi Mountains extend about 60 kilomete...

We hope you are enjoying our Traveler Spring 2020 magazine. We've partnered with several outdoor operators and accommodation acro...

On April 7, 2020, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency in several key prefectures over the coronavirus pandemi...

Imagine starting your day from cold, gray Takeshiba Port, then waking up to a glowing sunrise and seabirds calling out in the rem...

Whether you are traveling through Japan on a tight schedule or just need a quick escape from the city to clear your mind, there a...

Glancing down to check my footing, I tried to ignore the forty meters of rope snaking down below me without a single piece of pro...

December 7th, 2019 marked the opening day of the Hanazono Niseko ski resort for the 2019-20 season. There was plen...

Get a head start on the ski season or find a place to spend the holidays! Most of our favorite ski resorts in northern Japan open...

Nearly four years ago, I wrote about how craft cider (called シードル from the French cidre) was relatively hard to find in Japan, an...

A passion for the outdoors and cultural preservation were the inspiration of four friends to convert a kominka into Zenagi, ...

Japan is the first Asian country to host the Rugby World Cup as twelve cities from Hokkaido to Kyushu welcome rugby fans from aro...