Outdoors Tsukioka Park Kim Bergström Tsukioka Park is located in Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture. The park offers plenty of play equipment for the kids, barbecue facilities..
Activities Uwasekigata Park Kim Bergström Niigata's Uwasekigata Park is a scenic spot which offers something to enjoy in any season. From the springtime sakura and rape..
Activities Gosen City Flower Tree Season Kim Bergström The Gosen City Flower Tree Festival has been running for over 30 years, and it celebrates the beauty of various seasonal blooms..
6 Winter Sports Tanigawadake in Winter C. Rio Of all the seasons to climb Tanigawadake, winter is certainly the most dangerous and difficult, but also the most rewarding.
Winter Sports Nunoba Ski Resort, Yuzawa Rufus Starbuck Nunoba Ski Resort in Yuzawa town is a small resort with only one lift and two runs. It was one of Yuzawa's first ski slopes.
8 Camping & Trekking 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..
Activities Sakura and Murakami Castle Bryan Baier Ruins of a 16th century castle atop a sakura covered mountain 2km from Murakami Station
7 Activities The Green Season at Lotte Arai Resort Rufus Starbuck Lotte Arai is well known as a winter ski resort but it also has plenty to offer in the summer. The Lotte Arai hotel features good..