TRAVELER
Issue 63
Spring 2017
Japan Angler
What Lies Beyond the Horizon
When I was growing up, Myanmar was one of those places from which you didn’t hear anything good. Mass media and the movies portra...
People
The Unstoppable Bruce Cook
Back in 2014, freestyle motocross rider Bruce Cook was attempting the biggest trick in the world of action sports at the time, a ...
Skiing
Aomori Spring
Every winter a growing number of powder seekers arrive on Japan’s shores and then head to the mountain in search of the famous bo...
Scuba Diving
Fire & Spice in the Banda Sea
Seven-thousand friendly inhabitants call the charming port town of Banda Neira home. It is one of the most picturesque ports in I...
Nagano
Ninja Folkore in Togakushi
Walking in silence between rows of 900-year-old cedars that line the path toward a mountainside shrine, you can’t help but sense ...
Mountain Biking
Return of the Trail Ninjas
On a cold autumn morning atop Mt. Iwatake, the clouds blanket the valley and the sleeping village of Hakuba. It's just before sunrise, and the peaks of Shirouma and Karamatsu are vividly painted by the first rays of the morning sun. Near the top of ...
Craft Beer
The Hakuba Taproom
Ian Miller came to Japan to snowboard when he was 19. “I was really into snowboarding and met so many Japanese people ba...
Canyoning
Jump into Valleys and Springs with Canyons
Experience the green season beauty of real Japan with professional and experienced international guides
Hiking
All-Season Outdoor Playground only Two Hours fro...
Enter the all-season world of Shinetsu Shinzekyo in Nagano and Niigata with outdoor professionals
Cycling
Find Tokyo’s Hidden Backstreets with Freew...
Human-powered adventures in Tokyo on two wheels or on foot
Adventure Travel
Explore Japan in the Green Season!
From high peaks to crystal clear waters, Japan offers plenty of green season fun