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“A foreign girl climbing Poroshiri alone? I have lived here 50 years, and the mountain is no joke.” So said the old man at the vi...

There I was in furious winds, hard-driving horizontal rain, looking up at the next section of the hike and wondering what the hel...

For two weeks I had been in the South Alps, working as hut staff. Preparing pre-sunrise breakfasts and early dinners left little ...

Yoga is often categorized as “relaxing” or “calming.” Indeed these aspects do surface with regular training, but one thing th...

Ingredients GarlicOlive Oil SaltMiso or soy sauce The second installment of the “Campfire Cooking” series follows the p...

TY Harbor Brewery is a surprising oasis in the midst of Tokyo’s waterfront warehouse district. Not surprisingly, it is a spin-off ...

When I first moved to Sapporo, I started hiking in the hills around the city. During one such hike, I passed a large hut that loo...

A quest to master the shakuhachi, lead a life of self sufficiency, and a love for wood stoves leads one American to the woods of ...