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Japan Angler
Love for the ‘Gedou’
Foreign anglers who show up in Japan with an itch to fish often find themselves overwhelmed with the slew of new target species a...
Onsen
Episode 1: Maguse Onsen – The Travelers Fr...
If you are a stranger in this strange land, the Naked Stranger is just like you. He is not from around here. He comes from a ...
The Local Brew
Yoho Brewing
Yoho Brewing is one of the few Japanese craft breweries without a brewpub or restaurant. Yet the well-known Yona Yona Ale the...
Hakuba
Ski Towns: Happo Village
How well do you know Hakuba? You probably know this Nagano town sits at the base of the majestic Northern Alps. You may even know...
Ice Climbing
Yatsugatake Ice Candy
Ice climbers of all levels – and ages – have found a “sweet spot” among the eight peaks of Southern Nagano. According to l...
Hakuba
Earn Your Turns
My name is Dave Enright and I am a self-admitted “Granola Cruncher.” Solitude, purity, spirituality are words often associ...
Heliskiing
Beeline for the Best Lines
My name is Neil Hartmann and I am a self-admitted “Heli Addict.” My name is Neil Hartmann and I am a self-admitted “Heli ...
The Local Brew
Yatsugatake Beer & Brewpub ROCK
Yatsugatake Beer and their brewpub, named simply “ROCK,” are nestled near the foot of the mountain area known as Yatsugatake, in ...