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Features
Features
Activism
Volunteer Voices
On a bright, shiny Saturday night in Tokyo, several hundred volunteers carrying backpacks the size of small children gathered on ...
Eco Tourism
Searching the Tokara Islands
The cold season was just starting, so I pulled out my worn jacket from last year. I stick my hands in the pockets and find an old ...
People
10 for 10: Ross Findlay
Name: Ross Findlay
Nationality: Australian
Occupation: Owner, Niseko Adventure Centre
Location: Niseko, Japan
Web: www.nac-web.c...
Adventure Travel
Outdoors on the Cheap
During tough times, and Japan has seen its fair share recently, people have a tendency to tighten their belts or stay indoors. Ye...
Art and Film
Niijima Shorebreak
My first trip to Japan hadn’t produced any pictures worth talking about. The weather didn’t cooperate, and the water clarity at th...
Hiking
Yama Girl Revival
Nearly a decade ago I became inspired to hike the “hyakumeizan,” Japan’s one-hundred most revered mountains. I had bagged 91 peak...
Telemark Skiing
Photo Essay: Myoko Kogen with Adam Ü
Two weeks of endless powder in Myoko Kogen If I was forced to rank my best powder memories, my time in Myoko during January 20...
Backcountry Skiing
Riding an Icon: Mt. Fuji
Mt. Fuji could easily be anointed the tourism ambassador for Japan. Look at any postcard or travel poster featuring the mountain ...