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Activities
Activities
Adventures of the Hokkaido Bush Pig
Tips for Spring Hiking in Hokkaido
For most people, March and April is spring. Spring in Japan means welcoming cherry blossoms and warm weather, and it is time to s...
High Tide
Empty Nets
“Oi, let out the rope more!”“Reel in the nets!” The star-filled navy blue sky begins to whiten with daylight, and before long ...
Health and Fitness
Movement Matters
The definition of fitness is usually thought to lie somewhere among your body fat composition, muscle size/strength and cardio-re...
Living Style
Going off the grid in Niseko
Japanese concrete buildings constructed in the 1980s and apartment blocks built on ski resorts – two of the least likely sett...
People
Q4: Leo Houlding Interview
Sitting in a popular sushi restaurant in Roppongi, my eyes are watering as I watch my new friend dip a piece of raw fish into eno...
Trail Running
History of the Hash
Hash House Harrier roots extend back to the old English schoolboy game of "Hares and Hounds," in which players, called "hound...
Trekking
Four Corners of Japan
Although I spent the first few weeks of 2008 helping my new friends and temporary neighbors, Ian Fraser and Chris Lynch, compile ...
Running
‘Old School’ Trail Running
Long before spandex-clad hard bodies began blazing mountain trails, the Hash House Harriers were chasing each other through hill ...