nagano hiking

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

Recent movies such as “Wild” and “A Walk in the Woods” have popularized long-distance hiking, causing many of us who enjoy backpacking to wonder what it would be like to complete one of the legendary long distance hiking trails.

There’s arguably nowhere more breathtaking than Kamikochi in Japan’s Northern Alps.

For two weeks I had been in the South Alps, working as hut staff. Preparing pre-sunrise breakfasts and early dinners left little ...

“This is going to be a long three days, the tail-end of the South Alps,” I thought to myself, as I checked my bootlaces and then ...

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