Activities

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...

Mirai no Mori's annual Winter Fundraiser will be held on Dec. 17 at Harajuku Quest Hall in Tokyo. Mirai no Mori is a not-for-prof...

Christmas is just around the corner. We've put together a holiday gift guide for your adventure-loving family and friends in Japa...

Buy anything from a convenience store in Japan and chances are it is wrapped, if not double wrapped, in plastic. It's ironic that...

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, ...

Green-carpeted staircases leading to the ocean, rustic wooden houses lined up along the bay and glassy lagoons where dolphins awa...

The best of adventure films hits the big screen this autumn as Banff Mountain Film Festival returns to Japan. With inspiring ...