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Craft Beer
Chateau Kamiya Beer
It’s probably still cold as you read this, but spring is just around the corner. Here’s a suggestion for good beer in an expansive...
Snowboarding
Catching up with Michael Baker
Owner, Powder House Lodge & Hakuba Real Estate Michael Baker arrived in Japan from his native Australia 12 years ago t...
Asia Pacific
Stalking the White Cliffs of China
I’ve done some climbing. I’ve been cold, hungry and scared, but my first climb in The People’s Republic was all that, with some r...
Features
The Powder Kingdom of Tateyama
“Clack, clack, clack.” The echoes of our footsteps bounce back from the walls. The atmosphere of this place strangely brings to m...
Craft Beer
Harvest Moon
If you have young children in Japan, it is practically inevitable that a trip to Tokyo Disneyland will be considered an outdoor ac...
Hiking
100 Famous Japanese Mountains: #21 Tsukuba-san
As I approached Mt. Tsukuba from a distance, I could see the two peaks that symbolize this mountain. The peak to the east, Nyotai...
Asia Pacific
Good Morning, Luang Prabang!
The first Lao kingdom was born in Luang Prabang and, today, long after the capital was moved 500 kilometers south to Vientiane, L...
Adventure Travel
Above the Icy Sea
For the slightly less adventurous Hokkaido vacationer, a drift ice cruise off the north shore of the island provides stunning vie...