On foot, fat-tire snow bike, and snowshoes, I traversed sites steeped in history and ancient religious beliefs while savoring extraordinary snowy scenery last February in Japan. Embark on these snow activities and soak in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Some of the … Continue reading → “Snowshoes, Snow Bikes, and Sacred Sites in Aomori, Japan”

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The pandemic kept me home but introduced me to views as gorgeous as anywhere on Earth. Worried about traveling and contracting COVID, I never strayed far from my house last winter. For most of my life, I mistakenly believed hours … Continue reading → “Unexpected Local Snowshoeing Beauty in Japan”

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Wearing ultra-modern snowshoes, I followed the tracks of a fictional character in one of Japan’s most famous books written in the 20th century, Yukiguni. The protagonist, named Shimamura, took a train to a hot spring town in a secluded mountainous … Continue reading → “Literature and Snowshoeing in Japan’s Yukiguni (Snow Country)”

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Surprises and snowshoe treks in rural Japan are traveling companions. En route to an area of Sanjo, Niigata, which I had never visited before, my wife and I discovered swans, grebes, and other migrants in a crystalline river. We impulsively … Continue reading → “Snowshoeing Surprises in Sanjo, Japan”

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Bear-claw-scratched towering trees, an ice-cloaked lake peering at a pure blue sky, the whooshing sounds made by passing off-piste snowboarders cutting fresh powder trails, crisp air, and soothing hot springs are just some of the sensory pleasures you’ll experience while … Continue reading → “Snowshoe Trails and Hot Springs around Japan’s Nozawa Onsen”

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