Hunting Natural Highs in the Mountains of Japan

In a world that feels increasingly more chaotic by the day, people are searching for ways to enjoy life's natural highs. VICE's Fernando Perez traveled to Japan to learn about Shugendo, an ancient Japanese practice centered around finding peace through nature. Based on the ascetic practices of En...

20 min - Travel & Places - VICE

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Read Deeper: Japan

1. Lost Japan by Alex Kerr - View on Amazon
2. The Roads to Sata by Alan Booth - View on Amazon
3. Japanland by Karin Muller - View on Amazon
4. The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzō (4.3/5) - View on Amazon
5. The Fifth Generation by Edward A. Feigenbaum (4.4/5) - View on Amazon
6. Embracing Defeat by John W. Dower (4/5) - View on Amazon
7. Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan by Herbert P. Bix - View on Amazon
8. The food of Japan by Takayuki Kosaki - View on Amazon
9. Made in Japan by Akio Morita - View on Amazon
10. Japan, a modern history by James L. McClain - View on Amazon
11. Unit 731 Testimony by Hal Gold - View on Amazon

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