ISSUE 49 - AUTUMN 2013
CONTENTS
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Race Reports: Xterra Japan & Ironman Japan
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Traveler’s Journal: Among Buddhas and Maples
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The Heart of Shinshu
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Long Trails in Japan: The Shinetsu
Akiyo Noguchi completes the first female onsight of Esaoman. Cover photo by Eddie Gianelloni
Q&A: Timo Meyer By Robert Self
OUTDOOR JAPAN TRAVELER Published Seasonally
Rock Shots
Publisher Outdoor Japan Inc.
By Eddie Gianelloni
By Ted Taylor
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日本を代表するロングトレイル、「信越」
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Into the Ryukyu Blue
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The Warm Faces of Colombia
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Wild West Decrepit
Translation Yoshine Lee, Kumiko Kurosaki, Eri Nishikami Tomoko Okazaki
琉球ブルー Story and Photos by Tim Rock & Yoko Higashide
思いやりの国コロンビア
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廃墟となったウェスタン村 By Michael John Grist
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On the Run By Robert Self
Running the Tanigawa Range
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Cycling Japan
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Shibu Toge: Take the High Road
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By Takashi Niwa
Japan Angler By Abdel Ibrahim
Guerilla Plugging: Part 1
The Local Brew
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By Bryan Harrell
Hitachino Nest Beer 4 From the Editor Contributors, Columnists & Cohorts
8 Upcoming Events
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By Chris Van Leuven
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Administration & Distribution Rika Cook Illustration Eureka!
By Pauline Kitamura
By Craig Yamashita
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Contributing Editors Wayne Graczyk, Shigeo Morishita
By Lee Dobson
Monkey Brains featuring Hiro and Jiro
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Art Director Yuki Masuko
信州の心、松本
Inside Out
Editor William Ross Business Development Director Luke McDonald
FEATURES
COLUMNS
Editor-in-Chief Gardner Robinson
Minakami Adventure Festival 2013, Shinshu Togakushi Trail Run Race
and Outdoor Festa, Cycle Mode International, etc... Market Watch
9 Photo Gallery
Summer Splash 2013
58 OJ Classifieds
Lifestyle Directory Travel. Make deep turns. Ride your bike.Take a bath. Ride a wave.Take a walk. Climb something. Explore. AUTUMN
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