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Violetta Solar Charger This great little charger from Violetta can be used for phones, iPods and Gameboys. Extremely portable a...

The Izu Peninsula is renowned for bringing together a grand variety of hot springs, seafood, woodland delicacies, beaches and fore...

A sun-blackened hand reached out and presented a busted up old bowl filled to the brim with small green fruits. As I looked up, I ...

In Japan, July and August are the peak months for haikingu (ハイキング； hiking) and jusou (縦走； backpacking/trekking across the mountain...

While Yokohama hardly conjures up images of outdoor activities, a lot of what most visitors do there involves a great deal of walk...

Since grade school P.E. class you’ve been told to “always stretch before any type of physical activity.” While in principle this i...

Practicing yoga beneath warm sun rays will help loosen stiff muscles while fresh air also helps clear impurities from the body. A ...

It was my third day out in the South Alps, and I was convinced I was an “ame-onna”  (rain woman) as I had been in my rain ge...