Neil Hartmann

The wide open roads and endless choice of parks, campsites, beaches, trails and much more make Hokkaido a fantastic place to wand...

Winter is a special time to explore Japan’s wilderness. Light and shadow can create stunning compositions on the frozen landscape...

Neil Hartmann looks back at more than a decade of Car Danchi adventures and his latest film, “Car Danchi #10: Arigato." Ca...

Time is a fickle creature, sometimes creeping along, other times so fast you can’t keep up. There are many ways to measure time, ...

The Car Danchi filming style has always combined searching for new locations and the unwritten rule we must have fun wherever we ...

For those of us growing up in Portland, Oregon, Mt. Hood was our home mountain. On weekends we’d drive up Highway 26, through a t...

Akita Prefecture's Lake Tazawa region barely registers on Japan’s tourism radar. Yet it is paradise for winter lovers and a “Top ...

Masanori Takeuchi is a legend in snowboarding. Hailing from the Joetsu area of Niigata, he was raised a skier and then discovered...

This article was originally published in Spring 2010. Outdoor Japan contributor Neil Hartmann sits down with Jake Burton in Ni...

My name is Neil Hartmann and I am a self-admitted “Heli Addict.” My name is Neil Hartmann and I am a self-admitted “Heli ...

It is deathly silent, the snow seems to absorb every sound, and we marching without saying a word through waist deep snow. The wi...

Most travelers visit Japan in spring and fall for the mild temperatures and vibrant colors, so the white season is often overlook...