TRAVELER
Issue 77
Winter 2021
Events
Japan Snow Guide: Winter Events and News
This snow season has all the makings of an epic year for Tokyo residents and travelers. Tons of snow, discounted travel fares and...
Sailing and Boating
Pacific Solo
Preacher-turned-adventurer Lowell Sheppard is preparing for the adventure of his life: a solo journey across the Pacific, fro...
Hiking
The Healing Forests of Shinano-machi
We’re waiting in a rolling, forested landscape, not far from the Douwakan (Kurohime Fairy Tale Museum). Just to our west is M...
Fishing
A Fishing Foray to the New Kesennuma
Communities along the Sanriku Coast, such as Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, took a direct hit from the March 11, 2011 tsunami. T...
Sponsored
Minami Izu Lobsters
The sleepy fishing port of Nakagi is liveliest right before dawn breaks, as local fishermen set out on their boats to see...
Market Watch
Japanese Winter Veggies
While the winter season often sees farmers putting away their tools and heading inside to start planning for the new year, in Jap...