While some hard-core mountaineers have climbed the highest mountain in each of Japan’s 47 prefectures ... years ago while looking at a mountain map. He imagined the flow of rainwater down ...

Central Japan offers adventure and allure – the tallest mountains in the country, Unesco World Heritage sites and vibrant festivals. Go off the beaten track on a wilderness and alpine adventure ...

Accompanied by mountain guides, Japan-based writer Ally Hongo walks the mountains of Dewa Sanzan in search of deeper discoveries in the Japanese philosophy of mindfulness and self-discovery.

and their surrounding forest landscape reflect a persistent and extraordinarily well-documented tradition of sacred mountains over 1,200 years. The area, with its abundance of streams, rivers and ...