Issue 20

The snowboarder population in Japan is said to be 7.5 million strong. These are riders who hit the slopes at least three times a ...

Sake (or Nihonshu) can be as involved and varied a subject as wine. Both have their experts, aficionados and divided opinions...

Michael Perrin spent his childhood trekking the holly-and-spruce-filled ridges of the Appalachian Mountains. A native of Atla...

Born in Slovenia, a rugged country boasting with sportsman's culture, Cveto Nakashima Podlogar is well versed in trekking and...

Eco SpeedTesla Roadster The eco crowd just keeps getting faster. How about zero to 60 in less than four seconds? Until now thi...

INGREDIENTS Maitake, Shimeji and other varieties of mushroomSoy sauceSugarSweet sakeWhite sesame seeds Preserving foods...

When not enjoying the Myoko Valley’s Nordic and Alpine sports, the Hawk & Hare owner’s favorite activities involve soarin...

A huge art glass complex in the mountains of Gunma Prefecture is not the most likely spot to find a craft brewery and restaur...

Ancient Japan was a noble land; a kingdom directly descended from Amaterasu, Goddess of the Sun. Dignified castles sheltered ...

During the winter when it gets cold, our backs tend to curve forward and our breathing becomes thin, causing our body’s immun...

Back in June, more than 100,000 applicants vied for one of the 30,000 slots in the 2008 Tokyo Marathon, and the Feb. 17 event...

Before coming to Japan, New Year’s Eve had a different meaning for me. It was a time for dancing and partying all night with frie...

Shikoku, the smallest of the four main Japanese islands, is often left off the tourist trail. Awa-Odori, Tokushima’s pulsatin...

Many a love story has started with the colloquialism, “She was always right in my sight, but I just never noticed.” Then, some ch...

“What the…!?!” One moment you’re trudging through a snowfield and the next you run smack dab into a wall of snow. There aren’t su...

Skiing in Canada may conjure images of popular resorts such as Whistler or those in the Canadian Rockies, or perhaps heli-skiing ...

According to legend, a poor peasant potato farmer used to wash gold dust from his harvest into a well, a ritual he performed dail...

Massive cargo ships ferry in and out of the many ports lining the shores from Tokyo to Kawasaki to Yokohama. Surprisingly, these ...

“That has blood on it. It must be mine,” says Mr. Watanabe as we pack up our gear on a two-meter square makeshift tent site parch...

With only a short four-day window to complete our mission to climb and ski the highest mountain on the Antarctic Peninsula, we kn...