Activities

*This post was originally posted on September 30, 2019. Looks like we aren't the only ones gearing up for a three-day weekend....

One of the best things about traveling through Japan is the scenic train rides that duck into tunnels and emerge into mountainous...

High on the flanks of Gunma Prefecture’s Mt Komochi, the striking outline of Lion Rock (Shishi-iwa) is visible from the Kan-etsu ...

The Koenji Market is a lively monthly affair where growers and producers from Ibaraki, Fukushima and Saitama prefectures join a n...

Walking through a damp, faint trail along a rice paddy, long curly grey locks peak out around the corner of a room where stacks o...

Mountainfilm on Tour brings a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed and inspiring documentary films curated from the Mou...

The many islands and coastlines that make up Japan are home to the greatest diversity of large and small life forms on the planet...

Grappling with a slightly rusty chain bolted into the hard, cold rock, I heave myself up onto the relative safety of a flat ledge...