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Hiking, backpacking, trekking, mountaineering, alpine climbing…there are many ways to climb a mountain and just as many ways to de...

My parents wanted to give me opportunities to explore the world of music from an early age and, for some reason, they figured sen...

Shang Shang Typhoon's Emi Shirasaki encounters the "King of Tohoku" This issue features travel tips and hometown secrets from ...

Some say the name Ibuki (strong exhalation) comes from the powerful winds common on Mt. Ibuki. As the wind picked up and the appr...

December is upon us, so the snow up here in Hokkaido will be here to stay for a while. After a busy summer and fall of taking...

The winter sports capital of Japan’s main island is undoubtedly Hakuba, where no less than 12 ski resorts can be found in close pr...

Building confidence through yoga Most people think of yoga as just a physical thing…a lot of stretching, twisting, bending...

In the course of our lives, we unavoidably become exposed to some very toxic situations. Toxins can develop and accumulate as...