7 Camping & Trekking Mastering Makihata-san C. Rio Makihata-san has been on my list of hikes for a long time, and what better time to climb then with the incoming fall colors?
Activities Tanabata Concert Sherilyn Siy Music is a most suitable way to celebrate a festival that's inspired by a Chinese folklore of star-crossed lovers. In Hidaka,..
7 Outdoors Lake Onneto, Akan National Park Nicole Bauer I happened to pass this magic place on my way down on our Meakan-dake hike and I was absolutely blown away by its beauty; it is..
Activities Sugoimonohaku Anonymous The Ehime Sugoimonohaku or Festival of Industry is a fair to showcase the ‘sugoi mono’ or amazing things of Ehime Prefecture a..
7 Camping & Trekking Hotakasan Above the Clouds C. Rio Flanked on all sides by ski resorts, Hotakasan rises high above Minakami and pierces through the clouds. From the peak you ca..
Activities Picchio's Dragonfly Bingo Livvy Boote In Karuizawa resort in Japan's Nagano prefecture, Picchio's Dragonfly Bingo is wonderful fun for the family, letting the..
Activities Narita Transit Experiences Lisa Wallin Stuck at Narita Airport with nothing to do? Head out to explore the area nearby with the Narita Transit & Stay Program — the b..
Activities Kama-iri-cha Shibamoto Samuel Richards At this tea plantation in Shizuoka in central Japan, the master takes things to a new level by roasting the mature leaf into a variety..