Takahiro Nakanishi

Japan · Mount Rishiri

Promises Across the Sea

While the world came to a halt during Covid, planes remained grounded and borders were closed, my horizons narrowed to the coastlines of Japan. I packed my surfboard and spearfishing gear into my car and began driving down the coast, bay by bay. One day, I met a young couple who lived on a …

2025 · Riki Nakajima · 4 min

Japan · Hokkaido (Ost-Hokkaido)

Local Beauty

I originally come from the eastern part of Hokkaido. There is Shiretoko National Park – a World Heritage Site, Akan-Mashu National Park and Kushiro-Shitsugen National Park, where colorful flowers …

2023 · Momoyo Magosaki · 4 min

Japan · Hidaka / Mt. Chokai

The Japanese Haute Route

When you think of skiing in Japan, do you think of Japow, Hakuba or Niseko? If so, you have only scratched the surface. Mt. Chokai is a 7,336-foot volcano facing the Sea of Japan, exposed to cold waves from the Eurasian continent. In midwinter, the weather is harsh and…

2022 · Kei Karino · 4 min

Takahiro Nakanishi

Japanese photographer Takahiro Nakanishi: snow, silence and backcountry – a portrait.

2014 · Wolfgang Greiner · 5 min