9 Outdoors 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..
Sports & Fitness Minakami Town in Gunma Camille Dufour-Blain Minakami in Gunma will make you fall in love with its snow covered mountains, its amazing scenery and its warm hearted residen..
8 Outdoors Climbing Mt. Kasagatake C. Rio I have long since known of the beauty of Oze National park, but it wasn't until very recently that I realized how close I ..
Sports & Fitness Canyoning on the Namekawa Bryan Baier Canyoning - hiking, repelling, swimming and sliding down waterfalls and mountain rivers
9 Winter Sports Fujiwara C. Rio Nestled deep in the mountains that border Gumna and Niigata, the town of Fujiwara is the winter gateway to several ski resorts in..
7 Outdoors Walking in the Shadow of Tanigawa C. Rio This section of the Snow Country Trail follows the old Route 291. In its heyday, this was one of the main trade routes from t..
7 Camping & Trekking On top of Omine-san C. Rio What this short section of the Snow Country Trail lacks in size, it makes up for in beauty.
7 Winter Sports Snowshoeing in Joestu National Park C. Rio Rising early on the second-to-last day of 2013 to crisp still air and clear blue skies, I realized it was a perfect day for snowshoeing...
