Held every year in March, the Hiwatari-sai or Fire Walking Festival at Mount Takao sees monks walk barefoot through a smouldering fire while chanting prayers. It makes for a spectacular – and ...

Takao attract hordes of hikers for their ... Moriya measures distance in the mountain trails in the city of Ome, Tokyo. In mid-July, Moriya hiked the western Tama region of Tokyo, with the aim ...