in Japan's north. Warm yourself in the milky ... an indigenous faith and its rites. Deeper into the mountains, marvel at the night sky and visit UNESCO-designated ancient ruins.

While some mountain trails are being restored, there are still many that have no one to maintain them. Of the 1,127 trails that run through Japan’s 34 national parks, nearly half of them have no one ...

Officials hope that the measure will alleviate crowding near the summit caused by the recent trend of “bullet climbing,” where trekkers start their ascent at night to reach the summit before ...

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.

While some hard-core mountaineers have climbed the highest mountain in each of Japan’s 47 prefectures, no one else has gone about it quite like this. Hiroaki Futagami, 51, decided to climb the ...

A Night On The Bare Mountain describes a short story in which St John sees a witches' Sabbath on the Bald Mountain near Kiev in the old Russian Empire. It's a wild and terrifying party with lots ...