Regions

When I first moved to Sapporo, I started hiking in the hills around the city. During one such hike, I passed a large hut that loo...

Kamui Minara is a backcountry playland high above the valley where raw adventure meets mellow relaxation. A long, long time ag...

A quest to master the shakuhachi, lead a life of self sufficiency, and a love for wood stoves leads one American to the woods of ...

"Skiing Japan," enter, click..."Backcountry ski Japan," enter, click..."Hokkaido powder," enter, click... I was confined to my of...

If you can tell how the economy is doing by the number of new businesses popping up, Hakuba must be doing OK. Here are three of p...

Another 12 months have passed with the New Year just around the corner. This time of year resolutions are made and, in my case at...

Shang Shang Typhoon's Emi Shirasaki encounters the "King of Tohoku" This issue features travel tips and hometown secrets from ...

Some say the name Ibuki (strong exhalation) comes from the powerful winds common on Mt. Ibuki. As the wind picked up and the appr...