What it’s like to hike Japan’s sacred Kumano Kodo trail - This tranquil walking route that takes in waterfalls, temples and hot springs is the perfect antidote to Japan’s overtourism, as John Kampfner ...

Head to this mountain for an easy but rewarding hike near Tokyo complete with seasonal blooms, views of Mount Fuji, and even a monkey park along the way.

Experience a different side of Japan's great outdoors in Shikoku and Tohoku. ... there are easier trails to hike after a cable car ride 4,265-feet (1,300-meters) up the mountain.

Hiking Japan’s Michinoku Coastal Trail Far from the tourist crowds of Tokyo and Kyoto, the trail immerses travelers in the culture and cuisine of a community hit by a devastating tsunami in 2011.

In rural mountainous Japan, I hoofed up the steep Kumano Kodo trail, retracing ancient footsteps of emperors, shoguns, and nobles who trekked this same pilgrimage route seeking spiritual salvation ...

What makes this trail different from the country’s many other epic hiking routes, says Lewis, is that it’s still relatively unknown – even in Japan. “Only a reported 2% of international ...

Japan has introduced new measures to manage overtourism on Mount Fuji's popular Yoshida Trail, including a mandatory fee of 2,000 yen and a daily cap of 4,000 hikers.

What it’s like to hike Japan’s sacred Kumano Kodo trail. John Kampfner. January 22, 2025 at 7:45 AM. Copied; ...

Revered for guiding, the three-legged crow god surely had my back. In rural mountainous Japan, I hoofed up the steep Kumano Kodo trail, retracing ancient footsteps of emperors, shoguns, and nobles ...