spring

Learn about the uniquely Japanese activity of sawanobori, navigating up rivers and waterfalls, in the Wakasa region of Fukui Prefecture.

Get back into the groove this green season while enjoying the great outdoors with family and friends. Always check event websites...

The coast between Yokohama and the Izu Peninsula is dotted with oceanside onsen towns that thrived during Japan’s bubble economy ...

A warm Pacific breeze blows at our backs and the boat rocks gently as it sets out from the sleepy Sukumo Port as we begin our sno...

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

Now that Japan’s hills and mountains have begun shedding their winter coats, it’s time to pull those trail running shoes out of t...

“Mine has been a life of much shame” -Dazai Osamu, 1948 (From his book No Longer Human, or Ningen Shikkaku)   Hardly ...

The air is fresh and clean in spring and early summer, a perfect time to practice your breathing. Breathing exercises help cr...

The practice of hanami is centuries old, starting during the Nara Period (710-784) and is said to have been influenced by the Chi...