kayaking

Travelers venturing beyond Hokkaido's popular winter resorts will discover a land with a rich cultural and natural history, a proud indigenous people and a community striving to preserve their heritage.

Shikoku’s many mountains, valleys and proximity to the ocean has made it a hidden gem for rafting, kayaking and canyoning enthusiasts willing to take a step or two further from the Golden Route of Kyoto and Osaka.

A guide to Iriomote's outdoors, hiking, diving, cultural experiences and accommodation.

Green-carpeted staircases leading to the ocean, rustic wooden houses lined up along the bay and glassy lagoons where dolphins awa...

Three marriage proposals, 40 punctured tires (and 10 new ones), close encounters with poisonous snakes and brown bears, four grue...

There is an upside to a recession, I thought to myself. My head down, arms paddling too hard against wind and waves to worry abou...

When you reach the tiny village of Tsunekami, at the tip of the peninsula of the same name, you literally come to the end of the ...

White water and hot water often mind when people think of Minakami. From spring to fall a steady flow of helmet-wearing, paddle-w...

My first bike trip came from a desire to see the overland horizon. I headed north to the great landscapes of Hokkaido where a sma...

Approximately 600 kilometers from Malaysia’s capital city, Kuala Lumpur, among the vast equatorial rainforests of Borneo in the s...

Just west of the main island of Okinawa, set adrift among azure seas and encircled by white coral beaches, lie the Kerama Islands...