12 Outdoors Autumn Colors of Southeast Akita Dale A. Brown Akita's Kurikoma Sanso and Sugawa Plateau offer a melody of colors in autumn.
12 Outdoors Mount Sengen Hiking Course Steve Morton Discover the interesting Mount Sengen hiking course which provides a great access point to Saitama's Ranzan Valley.
Seasonal Cosmos Festival at Showa Kinen Park Serena Ogawa Say good-bye to summer in the company of 70,000 cosmos flowers.
10 Outdoors Yatakayama Park in Takahashi Chris Cooper Yatakayama Park, a 360 view of lush, green mountains as far as the eye can see in Takahashi
6 Outdoors Tamasudare Fall Tomoaki Sato Tamasudare Fall is the highest waterfall in Yamagata Prefecture
7 Outdoors Leaving Gunma via the SCT C. Rio Following the Snow Country Trail from Gunma to Niigata, I managed to snag a sweet campsite with spectacular views down into th..
7 Outdoors Arisugawa Park in Autumn Elizabeth S Arisugawa-no-Miya Park near Hiroo Station is a respite from dense and busy Tokyo life. Waterfalls, ponds and a deep ravine create..
11 Outdoors Mount Asahi's Stunning Contrasts Nicole Bauer Asahi-dake (2290m) in the Daisetsuzan National Park is a magical place. The easily accessible walking trails take you around stunning..