Activities

Japan is located along what is known as the Pacific Rim of Fire, an area that stretches from New Zealand up towards Russia, d...

Munich’s famous beer event, the Oktoberfest, actually begins in late September and runs until early October. If you’re readin...

Autumn’s harvest is upon us, bringing all the flavors of the season - from fall vegetable tempura, to the Pacific saury fish - dir...

Life is a three-dimensional activity.  And nowhere is this more prevalent than in athletics, where bodies require moveme...

I hear the door to the Visitor’s Center slide open as I scramble to get my things in order. Still in my sleeping bag with all...

About this time last year I did a trip to one of Hokkaido’s great peaks – Mt. Ashibetsu. This hike has one of my favorite huts—be...

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You’ve spent the last couple of months cursing the heat and humidity, yet you can’t help but lament the passing of summer. As the...