MInakami

Japan Cider Cup 2023 Come celebrate the most popular ciders in Japan (as voted by the public). The Japan Cider Cup is the ...

Choose sustainable luxury glamping in Japan with Aoraki started by longtime Minakami resident Mike Burke.

Camping in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi and Ibaraki Prefectures. Oarai Camp-jo (Ibaraki)Be one of the first...

HOKKAIDO Globe-trotting riders will be pleased to know Niseko United will be joining the Ikon Pass connecting 38 iconic mounta...

Head up to Japan's outdoor mecca of Minakami for the country's biggest outdoor adventure festival!

Experience the green season beauty of real Japan with professional and experienced international guides

Japan’s highest bridge bungy opens this spring in Ibaraki Prefecture. Outdoor Japan talks to Bungy Japan’s founder, Charles Odlin...

Over the past two years, Minakami-based trail runner Timo Meyer has made a name for himself on the international trail running sc...

Training and preparation are paramount to playing safe in the backcountry, and recently guides and instructors are putting more e...

When and how did you first come to Japan?After studying Japanese for six years in New Zealand (five in high school and one in...

It would be nice to say this adventure was based on careful reconnaissance and well reasoned forethought. It was not. Like many b...

I grew up with bears. Winnie, Paddington, The Berenstains, Yogi, even Grizzly Adams. Bears are cute; they just run away. I’ve see...