Issue 34

Nakatsu is a small city of 85,000 in Kyushu’s Oita Prefecture about halfway between the famous hot springs of Beppu to the ea...

The Naked Stranger is an aficionado for all things Japanese. People in his country even consider him an expert on the subject. He...

"Sting and his friends sing with Brazilian stars at a pay-per-view rainforest benefit concert?" This was my remark when asked ...

The Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) had been on my bucket list for years. A decade of pilgrimages to Sado Island’s Earth C...

Foreign anglers who show up in Japan with an itch to fish often find themselves overwhelmed with the slew of new target species a...

Relieve stiff shoulders and headaches with this simple recipe. Ingredients:OnionGarlicConsomméOlive oilSaltPepper There ar...

Rising fuel prices, a declining fish population and diminishing returns conspire to against one of Japan’s living cultural treasu...

The calendar on the wall of the hospital reception room reads 1974, and there are magazines on the shelves from 1971. Across the ...

Hiroki Ishikawa is one of Japan’s top trail runners, competing regularly in Japan and overseas. It’s been three years since he la...

Lake Biwa (Biwa-ko), is Japan’s largest lake with an area of 670 km. square. There are many fishing ports along its shore, and th...

Packing your backpack for spring or summer hiking trips can be a matter of preference, but one thing is certain; packing it right...

Holding someone’s Olympic gold medal for the first time can be like holding their baby; it’s shiny and beautiful, but it’s a bit unsettling, and you don’t want to drop it, so you smile and hand it back after a few moments.