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This article was originally published in Spring 2010. Outdoor Japan contributor Neil Hartmann sits down with Jake Burton in Ni...

Yoho Brewing is one of the few Japanese craft breweries without a brewpub or restaurant. Yet the well-known Yona Yona Ale the...

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 climbers of all levels – and ages – have found a “sweet spot” among the eight peaks of Southern Nagano. According to l...

My name is Dave Enright and I am a self-admitted “Granola Cruncher.” Solitude, purity, spirituality are words often associ...

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 road stretches through sugarcane fields into the horizon of sparkling emerald water. Under the big blue sky, there are no...

Yatsugatake Beer and their brewpub, named simply “ROCK,” are nestled near the foot of the mountain area known as Yatsugatake, in ...