7 Activities Hotakasan Above the Clouds C. Rio Flanked on all sides by ski resorts, Hotakasan rises high above Minakami and pierces through the clouds. From the peak you c...
7 Activities Tenjindaira Ski Resort C. Rio When all of the other Minakami area ski resorts are tracked out and you're forced back on to groomed slopes, there is one res...
17 Activities Bungee Jumping and Autumn Leaves Bryan Baier Japan's one and only place to go bungee jumping
7 Activities Nishi Kuro Canyoning C. Rio Nishi Kuro, at the foot of Tanagawadake, offers sanctuary from the heat with its cool clear water and deep caverns.
Activities Tanigawadake Rufus Starbuck Mount Tanigawa towers above Minakami town and is much loved by climbers and hikers. The ropeway runs year round and gives gre...
9 Activities Fujiwara C. Rio Nestled deep in the mountains that border Gumna and Niigata, the town of Fujiwara is the winter gateway to several ski resort...
9 Activities Yubiso and its Year-round Beauty C. Rio For the past four years I have had the privilege of calling Yubiso home. This sleepy village on the edge of Minakami is the g...
Culture Takumi no Sato traditional village Brian Sherlock Takumi no Sato is a traditional village formerly known as Niiharu. It is an area where you can try your hand at paper making,...
Beauty & Spa Takaragawa Onsen Hollie Mantle Takaragawa Onsen is a place where you can leave the usual everyday stresses of normal life behind you.
Accommodation Ryokan Tanigawa Aline Laborde Ryokan Tanigawa is a Japanese-style ryokan situated near the southern foot of Mt Tanigawa and is accompanied by a colossal vi...
