Issue 21

The Bible for any bike trip in Japan is the guidebook “Touring Wave” by Shobunsha Publications. With detailed info on hot springs...

It was my fifth day and mountain number two in Kyushu. Hitching a ride from an onsen in Beppu was easy and, soon enough, I was on...

For most people, March and April is spring. Spring in Japan means welcoming cherry blossoms and warm weather, and it is time to s...

“Oi, let out the rope more!”“Reel in the nets!” The star-filled navy blue sky begins to whiten with daylight, and before long ...

The definition of fitness is usually thought to lie somewhere among your body fat composition, muscle size/strength and cardio-re...

Japanese concrete buildings constructed in the 1980s and apartment blocks built on ski resorts – two of the least likely sett...

Sitting in a popular sushi restaurant in Roppongi, my eyes are watering as I watch my new friend dip a piece of raw fish into eno...

Hash House Harrier roots extend back to the old English schoolboy game of "Hares and Hounds," in which players, called "hound...

Although I spent the first few weeks of 2008 helping my new friends and temporary neighbors, Ian Fraser and Chris Lynch, compile ...

Long before spandex-clad hard bodies began blazing mountain trails, the Hash House Harriers were chasing each other through hill ...

Bio Diesel Fuel (BDF) represents a renewable natural energy source which, as an alternative to fossil fuels (light oil), makes us...

A road trip across Japan fueled by cooking oil and biodiesel, and sparked by a love of the ocean, proves oil and water can mix. ...

The past 24 hours have passed with no sleep for me, bouts of seasickness, fatigue and cold weather, and all the other makings...

Inspired by Heinrich Harrer’s Seven Years in Tibet and his account of the north-face ascent of the Eiger Mountains in The Whi...

Ingredients PorkMiso pasteMirinGarlicOnions (regular or Japanese leeks)Plastic food container or sealable bag for storing ...

Good posture is a basic principle for all yoga poses. This simple pose is often passed over for more "exciting" yoga poses, b...