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Japan’s calendar is filled with traditional festivals (matsuri), music festivals, food festivals and international trail running, triathlon, cycling and countless other races for active travelers to enjoy.
Races and Events
Marianas Cup Beach Volleyball Festival
It’s not every day you get a chance to play your favorite sport with—or against—some of the world’s top athletes. Yet for mor...
Races and Events
Warriors…Come Out to Play!
“Hey boppers…” if you are younger than 40 years old, you may not recognize these obscure references to the 1979 movie, “The W...
Adventure Racing
East Wind blows through Patagonia
“This race lives up to the last wild race. We go from mountain biking in 100-kmh gusts, blowing shrapnel at us, to driving rain, ...
Sea Kayaking
Freedom in Exile
There is an upside to a recession, I thought to myself. My head down, arms paddling too hard against wind and waves to worry abou...
Features
Jungle Boogie
"Sting and his friends sing with Brazilian stars at a pay-per-view rainforest benefit concert?" This was my remark when asked ...
People
The Hokkaido Bush Pig Meets the Australian Horse...
Like many Hokkaido residents, Gregory Stewart is an avid sportsman who enjoys snowboarding, telemark and cross country skiing, hi...
Events
Where to Chill
Ice bars, ice festivals—even ice hotels. There are plenty of “cool” places to “chill” off the slopes in Japan this winter. IC...
The Local Brew
What is Oktoberfest?
Likely, Oktoberfest was the world’s first officially sanctioned beer bust, originating from the German custom of finishing the la...