Category
Camping
Mountain and LandCamping
From auto-camping to glamping and clean, well run campgrounds to free camping areas, Japan is a great place to camp out in the forests, lakes and foothills of the many mountainous areas around the country. No matter where you are in Japan there are camping and campgrounds options nearby.
Trail Recipes
Campfire Cooking Fried Garlic
Ingredients GarlicOlive Oil SaltMiso or soy sauce The second installment of the “Campfire Cooking” series follows the p...
Pera Pera Corner
Pera Pera Corner: English? German?
Hiking, backpacking, trekking, mountaineering, alpine climbing…there are many ways to climb a mountain and just as many ways to de...
Backcountry Tours
Doing It Solo
December is upon us, so the snow up here in Hokkaido will be here to stay for a while. After a busy summer and fall of taking...
Hiking
100 Famous Japanese Mountains: #21 Tsukuba-san
As I approached Mt. Tsukuba from a distance, I could see the two peaks that symbolize this mountain. The peak to the east, Nyotai...
Hiking
100 Famous Japanese Mountains: #23 Kuju-san
The peak of Mt. Kuju, reaching skyward from Aso-Kuju National Park, is the highest point on Kyushu Island and is the largest acti...
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 ...
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Protected: Luxurious Winter Glamping at Haga Far...
Haga Farm and Glamping opened in August 2020, and has quickly become a popular escape for Tokyoites. This expansive property, in ...