The Japanese-born art historian Reiko Tomii is one of those researchers who is both passionate about her subjects and recognized among her peers for her meticulous mapping of the cultural-intellectual ...
Every country should have its Shangri-la. Perhaps this is Japan's. Thrust upward 3,000 feet by Earth's tectonic mischief, the highland Eden of Kamikochi, tucked into the Nagano prefecture in the ...
The Elkhorn Mountains aren’t the landscape calendar photographers or tourists prefer; the Wallowas, east across the valley, are where crowds gather within the boundaries of a conventionally ...
Two Japanese women who spent 10 days lost in the mountains immediately apologized to emergency responders for “causing trouble” after being rescued. The two unnamed hikers, a 61-year-old from Nagoya ...
A new show at Japan Society looks at avant-garde artists who worked far from Japan’s cultural capitals, in the forest, in the mountains and by the sea. By Jason Farago When the going gets rough — when ...
Aokigahara, the Japanese wilderness area at the base of Mount Fuji (more ominously known as the “Suicide Forest”) has been the setting for no less than three films released in 2016, including the ...
Bringing a taste of Japanese camping flair and fashion to the United States, the Grayhus tent from Tokyo Crafts is a fantastically geometric wilderness abode that elevates the outdoor experience, ...
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