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Kochi Prefecture, on Shikoku Island, is home to mountains, rivers and a stunning coastline, making a must-go destination for outd...

Camping guide to Chugoku (Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi Prefectures). CHUGOKU Qkamura Hiruzen Koge...

Camping guide to Kyushu (Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Oita, Saga, Kagoshima, Miyazaki Prefetures). KYUSHU Montbell Goka...

Camping guide to Shikoku (Kochi, Tokushima, Ehime and Kagawa Prefectures). SHIKOKU Shikoku Saburo no Sato (Tokushima)Th...

We hope you are enjoying our Traveler Spring 2020 magazine. We've partnered with several outdoor operators and accommodation acro...

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

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

Volcanic islands, mountainous terrain and earth-shifting quakes are all part of Japan’s volatile natural landscape. Short, swift,...

The Tone River flows swiftly through Minakami, carrying thousands of merry rafters into white water rapids and through scenic...

Behind every great man is a tiny woman. Isn’t that how the saying goes? In the case of Pat and Naomi O’Keefe, this axiom especial...

Once the last snow melts away, Niseko doesn’t skip a beat—it finds a new rhythm—and people find other ways to enjoy the great out...