Hiking Japan

Enjoy cycling and hiking in Izu The Izu Peninsula sits on the Philippine sea plate and was originally a mass of submarine ...

Nagano Prefecture—once referred to as “Shinshu” and “Shinano-no-kuni”—is home to some of Japan’s great mountains, attracting seri...

Grappling with a slightly rusty chain bolted into the hard, cold rock, I heave myself up onto the relative safety of a flat ledge...

The Northern Japan Kita Alps have been a source of inspiration for centuries, from missionaries and foreign traders looking up at...

It had been raining since the previous day, and I could feel the thick moisture spread through the air, falling through the crevi...

After seven hours of straight hiking, I can see the unmistakable spear-like peak of Yarigatake in sight. "Just a little more," I ...