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Late Autumn and Winter 2021

Walk through the Squid Capital of Japan

Get a 12 minute workout while exploring the Port of Yobuko (呼子漁港) on the northern coast of Kyushu, a harbor famous for its haul of fresh squid, which is called ika (烏賊) in Japanese.

Walk around Japan’s Porcelain Capital

Get a 17 minute workout while exploring the back streets and narrow alleys of a village called Arita in Saga Prefecture, which is in the northwestern part of Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu.   

Autumn 2021

Walk behind a Towering Waterfall

Get a 19 minute workout while exploring a gorgeous waterfall that is 65m (213 feet) tall. 

Tread Lightly among Tranquil Temples

Get a 38 minute workout while exploring four temples in the mountains of Japan’s ancient Kunisaki Peninsula.

Walk through the Castle Town of Taketa

Get a 28 minute workout while walking through the back alleys of the castle town Taketa near the mountains of Kuju Renzan in Oita Prefecture.

Walk through Kyushu’s “Soda Pop” Baths

Get a 14 minute workout while walking along the banks of the Serikawa River in the hot spring resort town of Nagayu Onsen.

Stroll around the Ruins of Japan’s Impregnable Castle

Get a 41 minute workout while exploring the ruins of what used to be one of Japan’s most formidable castles, which is particularly famous for its stone walls that were revered as impregnable. 

Walk through the Yabakei Ravine in Autumn

Get a 25 minute workout while taking a leisurely downhill walk through the picturesque Shin Yabakei Ravine (深耶馬溪) in Oita Prefecture during the season of autumn foliage.

Walk along the Beach toward a Peculiar Boulder

Get a 14 minute workout while taking a leisurely walk along the beach in Kunisaki City on the eastern coast of Kyushu’s legendary Kunisaki Peninsula.

Stroll through a Classic Hot Spring Resort

Get a 48 minute workout while strolling through one of the most famous hot springs in Japan, Yufuin.

Walk through the Castle Town of Kitsuki

Get a 36 minute workout while strolling through an old castle town called Kitsuki on the east coast of Oita Prefecture in the northeastern part of the southern main island of Kyushu.

Walk through the Castle Town of Usuki

Get a 54 minute workout while strolling through an old castle town called Usuki on the east coast of Oita Prefecture in the northeastern part of the southern main island of Kyushu.

Walk to a WWII Era Human Torpedo Memorial

Get a 50 minute workout on your way to visit a life-size model of one of the human torpedos used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

Walk next to Steaming Geothermal Vents

Get a quick 11-1/2 minute workout by hiking up to Tsukahara Onsen Kako-no-Izumi (crater lake) hot spring, which is about 3/4 up Mt. Garandake in Oita Prefecture on the northeast coast of Kyushu.

Summer 2021

March across the Majestic Tadewara Marsh

Get in a 29 minute workout while walking across boardwalks over the Tadewara Marsh at the base of the Kuju Mountains.

Wander through a Real Life Totoro Village

Get a 42 minute workout while exploring picturesque Ota Village on the Kunisaki Peninsula of Kyushu’s northeastern coast.

Descend from an Ancient Mountain Temple

Take a leisurely 43 minute walk while descending gradually into the surrounding valley from Tennenji Temple (天念寺), which dates from 718 A.D.

Hike up to an Ice Cold Spring

Get a 47 minute workout while walking up to an ice cold spring adjacent to the entrance to a mountain trail up that leads up to the summit of Mt. Kyozuka along the Francis Xavier Road.

Trek across a Huge Caldera to Reach an Active Volcano

Get a 47 minute workout while walking across 4 separate locations in and around the huge caldera surrounding Mt. Aso, one of Japan’s most active volcanos.

Take a Walk to an Old-School Tofu Shop

Get a 44 minute workout while meandering through an enchanted valley just after dawn next to the famous hot spring Beppu on the island of Kyushu.

Stroll through the Shire of Ebisu Valley

Get a 54 minute workout while walking through a mystical valley which could be from a Japanese version of The Lord of the Rings.

Take a Walk through a Bamboo Forest

Get a 35 minute workout while walking through a bamboo forest on the coast of the southern edge of the Kunisaki Peninsula in the northeast part of the island of Kyushu.

Take a Walk along 1,200 Year Old Paddy Fields

Get a half-hour workout while strolling through one of Japan’s oldest terraced rice paddy fields right before the autumn harvest.

Take a Walk up to a Hidden Hilltop Shrine

Get a 1 hour 13 minute workout while hiking up to a hidden hilltop shrine that gets few visitors in Kitsuki City on the island of Kyushu. 

Take a Walk at the Base of Mount Yufu

Get a 33 minute workout while traversing the base of Mt. Yufu ("Yoo Foo") between Beppu and Yufuin on the island of Kyushu.

Take a Walk through a Japanese Fairy Tale

Get a 46 minute workout while traveling back in time to visit a valley of Yamaga Village in Kitsuki City on the island of Kyushu right before the autumn rice harvest.
 

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