Today we are hiking one of the most beautiful sections of Japan's most legendary hiking trail... the Nakasendo. A trail that was once one of the main roads connecting the cities of Kyoto and Tokyo.

My hiking journey along the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail in Japan started by passing through a torii gate, a Shinto symbol marking the transition into sacredness. This, I thought, is how you make an ...

The Hitachi-no-kuni Long Trail in Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture offers visitors the opportunity to experience the region's rich history and traditional rural landscapes, including Mount Oiwa. Photograph ...

Japan’s recent deadly eruption of the Mt. Ontake volcano shows the lethal side of a land created by Earth’s “ring of fire.” But Japan has enjoyed one major benefit from millions of years of eruptions: ...

On our first day of hiking the Kumano Kodo, I look up to where the trail ascended, set my sights on the arching tree tops reaching for the sky, while at the same time trying to quiet my breathing.

Some of the hiking world’s best-kept secrets can be found in the Japan Alps, the hills around Kyoto and in the vast wilderness of Daisetsuzan National Park. Japan is one of the hiking world’s ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Laying eyes on Lake Mashu, often considered Japan's most beautiful lake on the northerly island of Hokkaido, is not good luck. Usually ...

The pandemic has led to a lot of closures, not least among them the the hiking trails of Mt Fuji. Where ordinarily hordes of people would be lining up–literally, on some days–to climb Japan’s tallest ...

The Japanese have long understood the pleasures of the outdoors – from admiring koyo ("colorful autumn leaves") to goraiko ("watching the sunrise from a mountain top"). It's little surprise that ...

My hiking journey along the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail in Japan started by passing through a torii gate, a Shinto symbol marking the transition into sacredness. This, I thought, is how you make an ...