Prospective hikers to the Japanese tourist site will have to take a class about hiking safety and local rules.

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.

A nature-centric theme park is set to open in Okinawa, Japan this summer, offering balloon rides, treetop trekking and a geothermal spa ...