Partners Information: Experience SUP (Stand Up Paddleboarding) at Lake Chuzenji in Oku Nikko (Tochigi Prefecture). The lake is relatively calm so beginners or even children can have a go. SUP is also great for those who like yoga.

About five minutes by car from Wakayama’s famous Shirahama Beach are the Sandanbeki cliffs, a two kilometre stretch of coastline that towers 50 metres above the sea. Hidden at the bottom of one of these three cliffs is Sandanbeki Doukutsu, a cave where Kumano pirates of the Heian Era (794-1185) once hid their boats.

Partners Information: Entries now open for the 8th Hida Takayama Ultramarathon!Take part in an unforgettable run through Takayama city in Gifu prefecture, which boasts some of the best Japanese countryside views and preserved streets.

We recently sent Canon Master, Richard I’Anson, and The Master’s Apprentice winner, Kayle Gordon, to Hokkaido to explore and capture the autumn wonderland of Japan’s north.

Partners Information: Bunny Shrine of Mima City, Tokushima Prefecture Shirahito Shrine is located in Anabuki of Mima City. The shrine features a stone lantern (called “goshinto” in Japanese) with a bunny statue on top of it, considered rare in Japan. This area has been regarded as a sacred site since ancient times.