Required fees will be in place by the start of hiking season, and probably won’t be the only thing you’ll need to pay for to see the sunrise from the summit.
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The real-life version of the newest Slam Dunk movie’s shrine is worth working up a sweat to see.
Almost everyone who visits Nara goes to Kasuga Shrine, but hardly anyone gets there like this.
Ancient cedar trees that inspired Hayao Miyazaki and his Studio Ghibli team are just one reason why this forest in Yakushima is so magical.
Data analysis highlights where hikers are most likely to get a little too far off the beaten path.
Can we make it to this mountain temple and back before our sword boy does the same in the game?
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Climbing season officially begins for Japan’s tallest mountain, but with new rules meant to limit coronavirus risks.
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Both prefectures that border Japan’s tallest mountain say that hiking trails will remain closed throughout the summer, politician suggests writing haiku poems instead.