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Races and Events
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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.
Running
Ultra Nippon – A Week in Japan With The Ul...
He has an inhuman ability to conquer the extreme. He can run for days without stopping or sleep. Is it Superman? Perhaps Ultraman...
Features
My Ultimate Rock Festival
Two of OJ’s music junkies dream up their ultimate rock festival. Some artists on the list are actually scheduled to make a stop i...
Music Festivals
A Look Back at 20 Years of Kodo
Sleepy Sado Island, just off the coast of Niigata Prefecture, easily slips under most people’s radar. Unless you were banished th...
Triathlons
Korean Ironman
It was eight months earlier when the concept of completing an Ironman competition entered my consciousness. Not in the way so man...
Cycling
Trail-way to Heaven
Trail rides, single-track rides, leisurely tour rides...even elephant rides...the Chiang Rai MTB Enduro is the ride of your life....
Music
Shang Shang Typhoon
Shang Shang Typhoon's Emi Shirasaki encounters the "King of Tohoku" This issue features travel tips and hometown secrets from ...
Music Festivals
The 14 Best for the Summer Fests
10 years of Japanese Rock Festivals Following in the First Act Footsteps of the Red Hot Chili Peppers So I’m at a bar and run i...