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The mystical oni is prevalent in Japanese children’s stories, usually as a way to scare kids straight. Adventure Travel Kyoto is shedding a new light on this folklore and developing a new hiking route in the countryside of Kyoto.

Check out these green season tours and experiences across Japan!

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

Communities along the Sanriku Coast, such as Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, took a direct hit from the March 11, 2011 tsunami. T...

Japan’s most accomplished “yama girl” is sharing her love of the outdoors to help inspire and empower marginalized children ...

Red sparks dance against the jet black sky as a priest strikes a slow, steady beat on a taiko drum during the Sohei Mats...

Japan is the first Asian country to host the Rugby World Cup as twelve cities from Hokkaido to Kyushu welcome rugby fans from aro...

The first time I walked on a pair of bamboo stilts with a 20-kg. pack on my back was the day I stood on Japan’s most northerly pr...

When I was a kid, I was the master of procrastination. I could sit in my room and entertain myself for hours to avoid doing homew...

The clear blue sky stretched as far as I could see, as I sat on the terrace of the Nishiho Lodge in Nagano sipping a cold beer. S...

I enjoy books just as much as people who can hear, and I’m always throwing myself into the adventures found in their pages. One o...

The cold beaches of winter lay silent except for the pounding waves on the shore. I don my hood and race through the oncoming wal...