Issue 52

It’s uncommon that I meet someone who, from a young age, had a clear idea of what he or she loves to do and turned that passion i...

Although just three years old, the Oiso Market is as vibrant and bustling as its more established counterparts elsewhere in the c...

The Akiha Kaido runs from Chino City in southern Nagano down to Shizuoka Prefecture. The medieval pilgrimage route goes over six ...

Tokyo’s local mountains are lovely in spring, but summer is the time to go alpine. Yamanashi Prefecture is the place for day runs...

The island nations scattered around the northwestern Pacific Ocean are collectively known as Micronesia. These “tiny islands” (th...

“We are almost there,” Yuji turns to me and says as we wind up a mountain road. I open my tired eyes and then everything goes bla...

A red pizza truck and a motley crew of out-of-work ski bums set out on a 40-day road trip around Japan where they battled the ele...

In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary made the first ascent of Mt. Everest with his climbing partner Tenzing Norgay. The names Everest and ...

When people talk about Niseko the focus is always on the world-class skiing. But if you’ve enjoyed Niseko in winter, you’ll love ...

Over the last three decades mountain biking has slowly been developing in Japan. I’ve witnessed this first-hand for the past 20 y...