You can hike the length of the island along trail Hachijikan haikingu-kosu, which translates to "eight-hour hiking course." ...

Unlike the Kumano Kodo, Japan's famous pilgrimage route and one of just two roads on the planet designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Nakasendo is rarely known outside of the country.

Our February travel special is about skiing. Here is HELLO!'s ultimate guide to the best places to hit the slopes from the beautiful Alps to Japan and the wondrous Rockies in between… ...

The Northern Alps are one of Japan's major mountain ranges, with many peaks over 3,000 meters. ... "Kanjiki" are Japanese-style snowshoes, and the Tateyama version is famous. 18:56 ...

Japan’s second-longest waterway pours from Mount Ominakami in a riot of snow-cold froth, with class 4+ rapids in spring, mellowing out to class 1–2 towards summer.

Called Yuki no Otani, this 500-meter-long pathway cuts through towering snow walls that rise up to 20 meters at the highest point of Japan’s Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.

A central pillar of Japan’s 30by30 Roadmap will be other effective area-based conservation measures or OECMs. These are land and water resources—aside from protected areas such as national ...

In the city of Toyama, which is located on the Sea of Japan, just beneath the glimmering front of the Japanese Alps, I spoke with snowplow drivers who are responsible for clearing snow in the city ...

Summer on Japan's Southern Alps. The Southern Alps are located in the middle of the Japanese archipelago. Mountain ranges peaking at an altitude of 3,000 meters continue for over 120 kilometers ...

Running the Nakasendo, an Ancient Postal Route Across the Japanese Alps A 125-mile traverse of the southern Japanese Alps, from Kyoto to Tokyo, onsen to onsen. Share.