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An Interview with 4-Time Olympic Skier Akira Sas...
After over three decades racing, Olympic skier Akira Sasaki returns home to enjoy Hokkaido's backcountry to the fullest
Backcountry Tours
Beyond Niseko with Black Diamond Tours
It’s a chilly winter day in Tokyo, but Clayton Kernaghan is comfortable in a T-shirt, laughing about how warm is the city. After ...
Backcountry Skiing
The Way East
The idea of this journey began to form shortly after I arrived in Japan nearly a decade ago. Spurred from a love of wild mountains and perfect waves, the trip lay dormant until I met Lena Stoffel and Aline Bock.
Art and Film
Forging Deus Powder Tools
Motorcycles and surfboards may seem like an unlikely marriage, but Deus Ex Machina has taken their love building custom bikes and...
Snowboarding
The Reckless Optimist’s Next Phase: Travis...
Travis Rice’s new film recently premiered in Tokyo to a packed house. The film charts the hydrological cycle across the Pacific Ocean to Japan and beyond.
Craft Beer
From the Fish Market to the World Market
From back porch home-brewing to a state-of-the-art sustainable-minded brewery on the Izu Peninsula, Baird Beer has grown up conti...
Scuba Diving
Miyako Magic
Below the ocean surface lies a landscape littered with patches of coral reef, sandy areas and nudibranchs that light up against t...
Scuba Diving
Islands of the Demon King
Banner fish swirled around the huge body of this denizen of the deep, angelfish, wrasses and a few other fish also pecked at its ...