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Hiking
Mountain and LandHiking
Japan is a country with a rich alpine history. From yamabushi (mountain priests), to mountain loving missionaries like Sir Walter Weston, to modern adventurers such as the Miura family, Japan’s mountainous terrain has been the playground – and holy ground – to generations of mountain climbers and recreational hikers. North to south, east to west there are countless peaks to bag and trails to explore. Whether you are out to conquer the Hyakumeizan (Japan’s 100 famous peaks) or just head out on a day hike to get some fresh air and escape the heat, there’s something for every hiker and climber in Japan.
Hiking
All-Season Outdoor Playground only Two Hours fro...
Enter the all-season world of Shinetsu Shinzekyo in Nagano and Niigata with outdoor professionals
Climbing
Refreshing Alpine Adventures
Anyone who has spent a lot of time here knows the mountains of Japan are an adventure playground of almost unlimited scope. When ...
Cultural Travel
Walking the Nakasendo
As the local population ages in Japan’s countryside, a way of life begins to disappear. Travelers return to Japan’s historical hi...
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 ...
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...
People
Q&A with Peter Hillary
In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary made the first ascent of Mt. Everest with his climbing partner Tenzing Norgay. The names Everest and ...
Adventure Racing
To the End and Back
Unfamiliar names on a travel itinerary are a beautiful thing. Summoning my best college Spanish, I read them aloud. “Puerto Montt...
Snowshoeing
Escaping Winter’s Venom in Snake Valley
From 10 meters above, atop a steep, ice-covered ravine, I could hear my hiking partner’s voice calling down to me. “Yes, I’m OK,”...