9 Camping & Trekking Kamakura Kinubariyama Hiking Trail Tomoko Kamishima The Kinubari-yama Course (衣張山) has a few fantastic view points, but is relatively unknown to foreigners. The starting point..
Sports & Fitness Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games 2021 Aug 24th - Sep 5th 2021 Past Event From 25 August to 6 September 2020, the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games will take place in Japan's capital, Tokyo. Catch..
Sports & Fitness 5 Pro Baseball Teams Around Tokyo Todd Wojnowski The Tokyo area has 5 teams in Japan's professional circuit, each with its own personality and style. Here is a preview of all..
Activities Asobuild Opens in Yokohama Japan Travel In a former post office annex attached to Yokohama Station, Asobuild has created an interactive indoor entertainment center—in..
Activities Finding Shirakami Sanchi Bonson Lam The steep mountains and remote forests have sheltered this paradise from mankind, and like nature's amphitheater, you can see..
Activities Visit to Genbikei Gorge Sarah Mathews Genbikei Gorge is located to the west of Ichinoseki, which is where you’ll get off the bullet train if you come from Tokyo.
Activities Ueda Battlefield Half Marathon 2026 Early Oct History and endurance meet at the Ueda Battlefield Half Marathon, taking place in early October in the scenic city of Ueda, Nagano..
Activities 119 Years of Ebisukō Fireworks Emi Takahata Every mid-November, Nagano’s long-standing tradition lights up the crisp winter sky with the 119th Ebisukō Fireworks Festival...