Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Thought cycling abroad was only for the semi-professionals? Think again! Priteni swapped swerving potholes in the UK for a leisurely ride in Kyoto prefecture, Japan. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
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Hiking in Japan: Mount Kintoki (Mount Ashigara)
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! With the mighty Mount Fuji, Japan is a wonderland for hikers, but for the best Fuji views tour leader Brian Beatty recommends taking on Mount Kintoki. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Susie Chan: Running the Nakasendo Way in Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Having run countless endurance races and ultra-marathons, just reading Susie Chan’s list of achievements makes us feel like we need a lie down. Earlier this year, she laced up her well-worn shoes in search of Japan’s ancient Nakasendo Way. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Hiking in Japan: The Shin-Etsu Trail
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! New year, new you? Thanks to its excellent accessibility from a number of cities such as Tokyo, Kanazawa, and Nagano, the 70km (44 mile) long Shin-Etsu Trail is one of our favourite undiscovered hiking trails and the perfect place to blow away those December cobwebs. Like this […]
Rugby in Japan: Meeting Demi Sakata
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Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Hugh Godwin, the rugby union correspondent for i news catches up with rugby legend Demi Sakata: the first Japanese player to be inducted into the Rugby Board Hall of Fame. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
When to visit the Hakuba Valley
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Possibly the best skiing in all of Asia is just a three-hour bullet train trip from Tokyo. The Hakuba Valley gained international fame after hosting the 1998 Winter Olympics and now attracts thousands of foreign visitors every year. But when is the best time to visit? That […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Possibly the best skiing in all of Asia is just a three-hour bullet train trip from Tokyo. The Hakuba Valley gained international fame after hosting the 1998 Winter Olympics and now attracts thousands of foreign visitors every year. But when is the best time to visit? That […]