Trail Running

World Aquatics Championships 2023 Fukuoka The competition will take place at several venues around Fukuoka City, starting with...

Salomon 4100D Mountain Trail in Nozawa Onsen This trail run is in the traditional hot spring village and Olympic ski town of N...

The start of the green season is a great time to start trail running, cycling and hiking. Check out these races, outdoor events and traditional festivals held this spring.

The Original Mountain Marathon (OMM), one of the oldest adventure races in the world, will be held this autumn at Nozawa Onsen Vi...

As rural villages around Japan are facing population decline, one sleepy fishing town in Mie Prefecture decided to change things ...

If someone asks you if you’d like to try rogaining, your first reaction might be to look in the mirror and make sure you aren’t losing your hair.

Tokyo’s local mountains are lovely in spring, but summer is the time to go alpine. Yamanashi Prefecture is the place for day runs...

Trying to decide on your next running adventure? Before sending in your yen for a race in Japan, consider spicing things up with ...

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...

Over the past two years, Minakami-based trail runner Timo Meyer has made a name for himself on the international trail running sc...

The word for “hiking” in Japanese is “tozan”（登山）which literally means “to climb a mountain.” As the word suggests, the lofty goal...

I am not sure who had the idea to run the main ridge of Japan’s Central Alps, but it could have been me. I am certain, however, w...