Issue 17

The Izu Peninsula is renowned for bringing together a grand variety of hot springs, seafood, woodland delicacies, beaches and fore...

A sun-blackened hand reached out and presented a busted up old bowl filled to the brim with small green fruits. As I looked up, I ...

In Japan, July and August are the peak months for haikingu (ハイキング； hiking) and jusou (縦走； backpacking/trekking across the mountain...

While Yokohama hardly conjures up images of outdoor activities, a lot of what most visitors do there involves a great deal of walk...

Since grade school P.E. class you’ve been told to “always stretch before any type of physical activity.” While in principle this i...

Shamans throughout the world have been involved in healing for thousands of years, dating back to Paleolithic times. The shamanic ...

Practicing yoga beneath warm sun rays will help loosen stiff muscles while fresh air also helps clear impurities from the body. A ...

It was my third day out in the South Alps, and I was convinced I was an “ame-onna”  (rain woman) as I had been in my rain ge...

You find yourself in a store right when an old chart-topper comes across the speakers, instantly transporting you back in time to ...

Space is represented below the water’s surface in many ways. When you strap on your air tank and dive in, there’s a feeling in the...

Eco Architect Frank Lloyd Wright www.franklloydwright.org Arguably the greatest and most influential architect of the 20th cent...

Big Kahuna brings surfing and Hawaiian brotherhood to burned-out businessmen in Chiba.

Two of OJ’s music junkies dream up their ultimate rock festival. Some artists on the list are actually scheduled to make a stop i...

Riverbeds, tabletop mountains, volcano rim touring—I had heard the rumors about the incredible mountain biking down in Kyushu. Th...

Sleepy Sado Island, just off the coast of Niigata Prefecture, easily slips under most people’s radar. Unless you were banished th...