Pera Pera Corner

A great way to experience a city is to hop on a jitensha (bicycle). In Japan, however, bikes are predominantly used for trans...

When you think of sea kayaking, Japan may not be the first place that jumps to mind, but with literally thousands of kilometers o...

TRAIL RUNNING IN JAPAN If you head up to the mountains in Japan, most of the people you’re likely to see are groups of hikers ...

Before coming to Japan, New Year’s Eve had a different meaning for me. It was a time for dancing and partying all night with frie...

Japan is located along what is known as the Pacific Rim of Fire, an area that stretches from New Zealand up towards Russia, d...

In Japan, July and August are the peak months for haikingu (ハイキング； hiking) and jusou (縦走； backpacking/trekking across the mountain...

Grab your backpack and throw on your hiking shoes! Haikingu ni ikimashou! (ハイキングに行きましょう！ Let’s go hiking!) Yes, it’ll be a leg-te...

Welcome to Pauline’s Pera Pera Corner – Lesson #2. Last month, I armed you with a verbal first aid kit to take with you while hik...

Welcome to Pauline’s Pera Pera Corner. This is the first in a series of English-Japanese lessons aimed at arming you with some ha...