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The first place the powder snow season begins each year in Japan is that sacred area called Tateyama. As powder-lovers returned t...

A sleek new bullet train blazes a trail past the majestic Japan Alps, through Nagano City and continues on to the Japan Sea, whis...

Hakuba is a great backcountry launching point, but many visitors might not realize its full potential.

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...

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

One of the most beautiful and scenic coastlines in Japan is certainly the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture. Naturally, it is...

It was a typical season-opening day in Tateyama. Hundreds of skiers, boarders and climbers were out to get the first powder of th...