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Summer
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Scuba Diving
Reclaiming the Seas of Sanriku
On March 11, 2011, the most powerful earthquake in Japan's history triggered a massive tsunami that devastated the Tohoku region....
Scuba Diving
Wonders of Wakayama
The town of Kushimoto is located on the southern curve of Wakayama Prefecture. It is surrounded by the ocean while nestled betwee...
Cycling
Tsugaru, Honshu’s True North
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 ...
Japan Angler
Fishing with Bears in Shiretoko
The forest was as pristine as one could possibly hope. We heard nothing but the tree branches rustling in the breeze and the flow...
Cycling
Northern Islands to the Tip of Japan
This route hops two islands off the coast of northern Hokkaido - Rishiri Island with Mount Rishiri towering right above the sea, ...
Rafting
Spring White Water Rafting
After a heavy powder season, the snowpacked mountains have fed Japan’s rivers with fast-flowing rapids for some great w...
Trail Running
Big Summer Runs Near Tokyo
Tokyo’s local mountains are lovely in spring, but summer is the time to go alpine. Yamanashi Prefecture is the place for day runs...
Rock Climbing
New Routes in Okayama
“We are almost there,” Yuji turns to me and says as we wind up a mountain road. I open my tired eyes and then everything goes bla...