Hiking

Paul

Follow the Path of Pilgrims on the Ancient Ontake Kodo Trail

(I originally wrote this article for GoNagano, Nagano Prefecture's Official Tourism Site.) The massive form of Mt. Ontake looms large...

Paul

[VIDEO] Summer Charms of the Undiscovered Hakuba Valley

Last year, Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, in association with Discovery, commissioned the Shinetsu Broadcasting...

Paul

Shionomichi: Walking Japan's Ancient Salt Road

The Shionomichi is a beautiful historical trail on par with the Nakasendo and Kumano Kodo, waiting to be discovered by intrepid travelers.

Paul

Mt. Shirouma & the "Daisekkei"

Hakuba has long been known as a major center of Japan's mountain culture, and looking up from the endless rice paddies and pastoral homes...

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