9 Activities Yubiso and its Year-round Beauty C. Rio For the past four years I have had the privilege of calling Yubiso home. This sleepy village on the edge of Minakami is the gateway..
7 Activities Asahi San C. Rio Asahi-san is probably one of the most viewed mountains in Gunma prefecture, yet few people ever make it to its summit.
10 Activities Sennokuro-san Summit C. Rio Day two of my hike up Sennokuro-san was greeted with clear skies and calm air. My first task upon rising was to descend 100 meters..
8 Culture Wandering around Fushimi Inari C. Rio At the entrance courtyard to Fushimi Inari, you are greeted with architecture similar to most other Japanese temples, but duck around..
7 Activities Up on Unzen-san C. Rio It was a crisp day at the end of October when we began our journey to hike to the top of Unzen-san.
7 Activities Leaving Gunma via the SCT C. Rio Following the Snow Country Trail from Gunma to Niigata, I managed to snag a sweet campsite with spectacular views down into th..
8 Activities Neaba Valley to Saragakyo Valley C. Rio This summer I set upon the goal of trying to hike all the parts of the Snow Country Trail, the 280 mile loop that connects the..
7 Activities Sunset Hike up Tanigawadake C. Rio It was late afternoon and the weather was too good not to try to head up into the mountains. Tanigawadake from a distance was..