Seasons

The town of Kushimoto is located on the southern curve of Wakayama Prefecture. It is surrounded by the ocean while nestled betwee...

If you went to an eco-event sponsored by Patagonia Japan this summer, perhaps a beach clean-up or a sustainability study session,...

Hokkaido is the most northern island in Japan, yet it is so different from the main island of Honshu, that in some ways it feels ...

The forest was as pristine as one could possibly hope. We heard nothing but the tree branches rustling in the breeze and the flow...

This route hops two islands off the coast of northern Hokkaido - Rishiri Island with Mount Rishiri towering right above the sea, ...

After a heavy powder season, the snowpacked mountains have fed Japan’s rivers with fast-flowing rapids for some great w...

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...