Outdoors Spring in Ikeda Town Featured The small town of Ikeda is less than 200 kilometers from Tokyo. The area has been called one of Japan's most beautiful villages...
Camping & Trekking Climbing Mount Ontake - 2 Steve Morton Climbing Mount Ontake during the snowy season. It is a beautiful, holy mountain. Part 2.
Activities Three Days Along Kisoji’s Nakasendo Trail (Day 2) Featured Day two from our a three-day trip to the Kiso Valley along the Nakasendo to take in some of its key sights.
Camping & Trekking Nakasendo Hike & Erupting Mt Ontake Akira Matsuo Some travelers who plan to visit central Japan are worrying about any trouble by the eruption of Mt. Ontake. Now, however, tro..
Camping & Trekking Mount Tsubakuro via Enzanso Tom Roseveare 2,763m peak in the Northern Alps, Nagano Prefecture
11 Outdoors Shiraito Falls, Karuizawa Peter Sidell Near Karuizawa in Japan's Nagano prefecture, Shiraito Falls is a strikingly beautiful waterfall, with groundwater flowing down..
Activities Creating Soba in Iiyama Robert Grey Combine a soba-making experience with the comfort and hospitality of an overnight stay at a family-run Japanese hot spring inn
Camping & Trekking Hiking in Asama Anna van Dyk If tackling the Japanese Alps is a bit too daunting for you, why not try out the trekking trails near Asama Onsen?