Tomotaka Koyama, a snowshoe guide for a Japanese nonprofit nature educational association, teaches...
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Snowshoes, Snow Bikes, and Sacred Sites in Aomori, Japan
On foot, fat-tire snow bike, and snowshoes, I traversed sites steeped in history and ancient...
Unexpected Local Snowshoeing Beauty in Japan
The pandemic kept me home but introduced me to views as gorgeous as anywhere on Earth. Worried...
Literature and Snowshoeing in Japan’s Yukiguni (Snow Country)
Wearing ultra-modern snowshoes, I followed the tracks of a fictional character in one of...
Snowshoeing Surprises in Sanjo, Japan
Surprises and snowshoe treks in rural Japan are traveling companions. En route to an area of Sanjo...
Snowshoe Trails and Hot Springs around Japan’s Nozawa Onsen
Bear-claw-scratched towering trees, an ice-cloaked lake peering at a pure blue sky, the whooshing...
Winter Vacation to Urabandai Saved by a Snowstorm
Mt. Bandai, an 1816-meter-high (5958 ft) dormant volcano in Northern Japan, should have looked like...
Japanese Bonfire Festival and Snowshoeing on Mt. Gozu
One particular day, fate treated my wife and me to three adventures. After a spectacular snowshoe...
Sensational Snowshoeing and Sushi in Japan
When you read the Alps, what pops into your mind? France? Italy? Switzerland? Perhaps you see...
The Spirit of the Shrine: Hatsugama and Snowshoeing
In the midst of a snowstorm on a snow-covered forested mountain in Japan, my wife and I made and...
Snowshoes and Monkeys
The cold creative hands of winter continually freeze, thaw, powder, and mold familiar landscapes...
Snowshoeing Bliss in Japan’s Myoko Highlands
The sparkling-white Myoko Highlands of Japan, called Myokokogen (妙高高原), richly deserve the same...
