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 Swan Lake Akio Negishi One of the best places to see the sunset is in Tatebayashi city, Gunma. It is called Tatara-numa, now it becomes the place to see..
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 ..
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 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...
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.
10 Outdoors 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..
7 Activities Joshuyuno Lake Dorothee Tsunoda Go to Joshuyuno Lake following a great alternative route to Kusatsu or Chatsubomi-goke Moss Park. It is an interesting place and..