snowboarding

Keith Stubbs, a veteran in the snowboard industry, transitioned from rider to coach and instructor trainer for Snowboard Instruction New Zealand. After coaching in various Japanese resorts, he has established a permanent base in Madarao, outlining his plans for the area and future snowboard endeavors.

It may be spring in Japan but you can still ski in select ski resorts open all the way to Golden Week.

Yuki-ita shaper Atsushi Gomyo collaborates with footwear company KEEN on a versatile snow boot.

This snow season has all the makings of an epic year for Tokyo residents and travelers. Tons of snow, discounted travel fares and...

Why is yoga good for yokonori sports? If you’ve never heard of yokonori, it's a Japanese term used to categorize "sideways riding" sports like snowboarding, surfing and skateboarding. These are all active sports, which require a certain amount of mobility to enjoy at any age.

Check out the exciting activities going on between January to March at our favorite ski resorts around Japan. Snow Tubing Curl...

Hokkaido is the promised land for powderhounds everywhere. It is situated to be the perfect catcher’s mitt for Siberia’s low pres...

Lotte Arai Resort will definitely become a hotspot for western skiers and boarders over the next few years.

Just a few hours north of Tokyo by Shinkansen (bullet train) await remote mountains and the countryside of Tohoku’s Akita and Iwate prefectures.

If a picture speaks a thousand words, Yuske Hirota’s life is a novel.

Motorcycles and surfboards may seem like an unlikely marriage, but Deus Ex Machina has taken their love building custom bikes and...

Travis Rice’s new film recently premiered in Tokyo to a packed house. The film charts the hydrological cycle across the Pacific Ocean to Japan and beyond.