7 Camping & Trekking Hotakasan Above the Clouds C. Rio Flanked on all sides by ski resorts, Hotakasan rises high above Minakami and pierces through the clouds. From the peak you ca..
15 Aquarium & Zoo A Wild Ride at Gunma Safari Park Rufus Starbuck Gunma Safari Park is a huge hit with the kids. Take the aerial off the car, shut the car windows, lock the door and head out i..
7 Camping & Trekking Azumaya-san C. Rio This small section can de done in a short afternoon hike (as an out-an-back), or made into a longer thru-hike by joining up wi..
Activities Pinon Inn Aline Laborde Pinon Inn is only a fifteen minute walk to the famous stone steps of Ikaho, Ikaho Temple and the curving red Kajika Bridge. The..
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...
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..
Activities Yoshioka Town Ogura Grape Orchards Rufus Starbuck Should you find yourself in the Shibukawa area of Gunma from late August to late October it is grape season and there are larg..
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..