This multimodal route through the country’s Northern Alps is a great alternative to the similar journey around Mount Fuji — ...

What is it like to camp in Japan? I just did it for 4 days as I traveled the mountains~ A different campsite each day in a different mountain. That first night was a little dangerous though..

Mount Fuji is arguably the most well-known mountain in Japan, so if you want to avoid ... we recommend spending a night in Kofu the day before so you can start your hike bright and early.

In fact, 15 of the 23 mountains in Japan that are 9,800 feet or so high ... Many people just take a quick dip during a day trip without having to stay at a ryokan, which is a Japanese inn that ...

That was basically the rationale behind Japan’s newest public holiday, first celebrated as recently as 2016. The establishment of Mountain Day also cut the number of holiday-free months down to ...

Mount Fuji looms large as Japan’s tallest mountain and one of its most enduring ... officials in Fujiyoshida City have woken up every day at 5 a.m. and peered out their windows, hoping to ...

It is now the final day of my trip and I am headed north, into the Hakkoda Mountains, to Sukayu Onsen, a traditional Japanese hot spring resort that appears to be the snowiest place on Earth.