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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...

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...

Goodnight, Moon. Good Morning, Surf.Honorific NatureNatural SchizophreniaHonor the moon. Respect the wave. Nights spent ou...

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He has an inhuman ability to conquer the extreme. He can run for days without stopping or sleep. Is it Superman? Perhaps Ultraman...