Issue 08

You never know who you are going to meet and where you are going to meet them. This month I thought I would tell you a story o...

In this issue, I am talkin’ knives and, more to the point, if it is better to have a big knife or a small knife on a long trek. I ...

Ingredients Nissin Chicken RamenProvence Herb MixBlack pepper Japanese ramen is quite popular on American trails, and t...

There are times when being deaf can lead to interesting discoveries. One of those instances occurred during a journey to a re...

Niseko Beer at Higashiyama EggshellNiseko Town, Hokkaido After glancing through our last issue, I find it’s obvious Niseko...

The dust in the rusting tin storage shack I had stayed in near Goryu campsite had gotten the best of me, and I woke up sneezing a...

When I read “Finding Flow” in the Outdoor Japan Longboard Section for the first time, I mused how cool it sounded; how Zen. “Yes, ...

A methane-like pong wafts through the air. The pungent odor is in fact part of the attraction of Kyushu’s most elevated onse...

Budget travel in Japan? Impossible, you say? Think again. With a little planning and spending discretion, it’s entirely possible,...

Welcome to your new summer holiday powder-fix retreat. Fast becoming the holiday destination of choice for skiers with many wo...

There’s Gold in them thar hills! For those who thought "boot-scootin'" and "tobacco chewin'" had been relegated to the American...

10 years of Japanese Rock Festivals Following in the First Act Footsteps of the Red Hot Chili Peppers So I’m at a bar and run i...

A LOOK BACK AT FUJI ROCK ’05 Walking through the woods, we wondered where the plank board path would take us next. We had lost ...

Roll up, roll on up—step right this way. Welcome aboard the OJ Magic Bus for the 1st Annual Summer Musical Mystery Tour with stop...