{"id":3304,"date":"2026-03-21T17:46:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T00:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/?page_id=3304"},"modified":"2026-04-06T20:41:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T03:41:29","slug":"adventures-and-experiences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/en_ca\/japan\/adventures-and-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Adventures &#038; Experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3304\" class=\"elementor elementor-3304\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6d74d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6d74d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;mountains&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adventures &amp; experiences<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ec517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69ec517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hikes, cultural experiences and bucket-list moments \u2014 everything we&#8217;ve done that was worth every step<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2289a92 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2289a92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b3f5ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b3f5ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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\u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc224b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc224b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67c3242 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67c3242\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:12px;\">\n  <span style=\"font-size:11px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.7);background:rgba(255,255,255,0.1);padding:4px 14px;border-radius:20px;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.25);\">Kumano Kodo<\/span>\n  <span style=\"font-size:11px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.7);background:rgba(255,255,255,0.1);padding:4px 14px;border-radius:20px;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.25);\">West Coast Trail<\/span>\n  <span style=\"font-size:11px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.7);background:rgba(255,255,255,0.1);padding:4px 14px;border-radius:20px;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.25);\">Road to Hana<\/span>\n  <span style=\"font-size:11px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.7);background:rgba(255,255,255,0.1);padding:4px 14px;border-radius:20px;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.25);\">9-5 traveller<\/span>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4984954 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4984954\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afad28d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afad28d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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20px;border-radius:20px;border:1px solid #e8e8e8;color:#555;background:#fff;\">Hawaii<\/span>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c93ea5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c93ea5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d40732d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d40732d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background:#FDEDEC;border-radius:10px;padding:16px 20px;margin:8px 0;border-left:4px solid #c0392b;\">\n  <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin-bottom:8px;\">\n    <div style=\"width:28px;height:28px;border-radius:50%;background:#c0392b;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;font-size:14px;\">\ud83e\udd7e<\/div>\n    <span style=\"font-size:12px;font-weight:600;color:#c0392b;\">Our honest take on adventure travel<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n  <p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#444;line-height:1.7;margin:0;\">\n    We&#8217;re not extreme sports people \u2014 we&#8217;re curious travellers who push themselves \n    just enough. From hiking Japan&#8217;s ancient Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail to driving \n    the Road to Hana on Maui and tackling the West Coast Trail in BC, these are the \n    experiences that made our trips unforgettable and changed how we travel.\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50b56c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50b56c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-581546c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"581546c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of experiences<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93f1a61 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" 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style=\"font-size:18px;font-weight:600;color:#1a3a5c;text-align:center;margin-bottom:6px;\">Types of experiences<\/h3>\n  <p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#888;text-align:center;margin-bottom:14px;\">Find your kind of adventure<\/p>\n\n  <div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:10px;\">\n\n    <div style=\"border:1px solid #e8e8e8;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;text-align:center;\">\n      <div style=\"height:80px;background:url('https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kumano-Kodo-scaled.jpeg') center\/cover no-repeat;\"><\/div>\n      <div style=\"padding:8px;\"><div style=\"font-size:12px;font-weight:600;color:#1a3a5c;\">Hiking<\/div>\n      <div style=\"font-size:10px;color:#888;margin-top:2px;\">Kumano Kodo \u00b7 West Coast Trail<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"border:1px solid #e8e8e8;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;text-align:center;\">\n      <div style=\"height:80px;background:url('https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1506905925346-21bda4d32df4?w=400') center\/cover no-repeat;\"><\/div>\n      <div style=\"padding:8px;\"><div style=\"font-size:12px;font-weight:600;color:#1a3a5c;\">Road trips<\/div>\n      <div style=\"font-size:10px;color:#888;margin-top:2px;\">Road to Hana \u00b7 Banff<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"border:1px solid #e8e8e8;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;text-align:center;\">\n      <div style=\"height:80px;background:url('https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1545569341-9eb8b30979d9?w=400') center\/cover no-repeat;\"><\/div>\n      <div style=\"padding:8px;\"><div style=\"font-size:12px;font-weight:600;color:#1a3a5c;\">Cultural<\/div>\n      <div style=\"font-size:10px;color:#888;margin-top:2px;\">Temples \u00b7 Markets<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"border:1px solid #e8e8e8;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;text-align:center;\">\n      <div style=\"height:80px;background:url('https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0363.jpeg') center\/cover no-repeat;\"><\/div>\n      <div style=\"padding:8px;\"><div style=\"font-size:12px;font-weight:600;color:#1a3a5c;\">Beaches<\/div>\n      <div style=\"font-size:10px;color:#888;margin-top:2px;\">Hawaii \u00b7 Thailand<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"border:1px solid #e8e8e8;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;text-align:center;\">\n      <div style=\"height:80px;background:url('https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1441974231531-c6227db76b6e?w=400') center\/cover no-repeat;\"><\/div>\n      <div style=\"padding:8px;\"><div style=\"font-size:12px;font-weight:600;color:#1a3a5c;\">Nature<\/div>\n      <div style=\"font-size:10px;color:#888;margin-top:2px;\">National parks \u00b7 Wildlife<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"border:1px solid #e8e8e8;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;text-align:center;\">\n      <div 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https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6882-1198x1536.jpg 1198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1320px) 100vw, 1320px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/en_ca\/blog\/west-coast-trail-packing-list-in-2026\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWest Coast Trail Packing List in 2026\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 31, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Packing for the West Coast Trail is not like packing for a normal hike, and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/en_ca\/blog\/west-coast-trail-packing-list-in-2026\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about West Coast Trail Packing List in 2026\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tExplore \u2192\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2282 blog type-blog status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry type-of-blogs-adventure-and-experiences blog-by-country-japan blog-by-country-toyko blog-category-region-japan blog-category-region-tokyo blog-category-adrenaline-and-experiences\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/en_ca\/blog\/15-amazing-things-to-do-in-tokyo-our-favourite-experiences-for-first-time-visitors\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pexels-frank-minjarez-333886454-30993363-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2292\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pexels-frank-minjarez-333886454-30993363-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pexels-frank-minjarez-333886454-30993363-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pexels-frank-minjarez-333886454-30993363-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pexels-frank-minjarez-333886454-30993363-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pexels-frank-minjarez-333886454-30993363-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pexels-frank-minjarez-333886454-30993363-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pexels-frank-minjarez-333886454-30993363-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/en_ca\/blog\/15-amazing-things-to-do-in-tokyo-our-favourite-experiences-for-first-time-visitors\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t15 Amazing Things to Do in Tokyo: Our Favourite Experiences for First-Time Visitors\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tDecember 4, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Tokyo is one of those cities that completely pulls you in \u2014 the lights, the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/en_ca\/blog\/15-amazing-things-to-do-in-tokyo-our-favourite-experiences-for-first-time-visitors\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about 15 Amazing Things to Do in Tokyo: Our Favourite Experiences for First-Time Visitors\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tExplore \u2192\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2271 blog type-blog status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry type-of-blogs-adventure-and-experiences type-of-blogs-travel-tips-and-planning blog-by-country-canada blog-category-region-british-columbia blog-category-region-canada blog-category-region-vancouver-island blog-category-adrenaline-and-experiences blog-category-travel-tips-and-planning\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/en_ca\/blog\/west-coast-trail-bc-everything-you-need-to-know-before-you-go-2025\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"943\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6881.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2238\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6881.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6881-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6881-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6881-768x549.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1320px) 100vw, 1320px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/en_ca\/blog\/west-coast-trail-bc-everything-you-need-to-know-before-you-go-2025\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWest Coast Trail BC: Everything You Need to Know Before You Go (2026)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tNovember 29, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>If you enjoy hiking, West Coast Trail is probably on your bucket list to hike.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/en_ca\/blog\/west-coast-trail-bc-everything-you-need-to-know-before-you-go-2025\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about West Coast Trail BC: Everything You Need to Know Before You Go (2026)\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tExplore \u2192\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2280 blog type-blog status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry type-of-blogs-adventure-and-experiences type-of-blogs-travel-tips-and-planning blog-by-country-canada blog-category-region-british-columbia blog-category-region-canada blog-category-region-vancouver-island blog-category-adrenaline-and-experiences blog-category-travel-tips-and-planning\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/en_ca\/blog\/how-to-hike-the-west-coast-trail-tips-mistakes-to-avoid-and-what-we-wish-we-knew\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2503-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2279\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2503-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2503-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2503-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2503-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2503-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2503-1320x1760.jpeg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/en_ca\/blog\/how-to-hike-the-west-coast-trail-tips-mistakes-to-avoid-and-what-we-wish-we-knew\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHow to Hike the West Coast Trail: What We Wish We Knew\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tNovember 29, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Vancouver Island\u2019s West Coast Trail is one of the most iconic hikes in North America,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/en_ca\/blog\/how-to-hike-the-west-coast-trail-tips-mistakes-to-avoid-and-what-we-wish-we-knew\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about How to Hike the West Coast Trail: What We Wish We Knew\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tExplore \u2192\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2219 blog type-blog 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