Escape the city for a refreshing outdoor adventure experience. World class 4 season adventure tours, within 2 hours access from Tokyo & Osaka. Canyons provides a variety of quality adventures with a range of courses available to suit all thrill levels. Each tour can be customized to your needs, for maximum satisfaction.
Our international team of entertaining and experienced professional guides will ensure you a memorable day of outdoor adventure.
2010 Winter season packages
Book now for Winter tours and accommodation packages:
Canyons Blog
Check out recent tours and events on the recently started Canyons Japan Blog.
2009-10 Winter Staff & Training Courses
Applications are now open for 2009-10 WINTER guides and staff for the comming season. If you are a qualified ski or snowboard instructor or are interested in becoming one, please email mike @ canyons(dot)jp
Professional international qualifications offered in Japan:
NZSIA Level 1 (NZ ski or snowboard instruction certification)
Wilderness First Aid
Limites spaces available!
Canyons Areas Click on the map to visit the different Canyons locations.
Canyons has four locations around Japan. For the Kanto area there are three bases; two in Gunma Prefecture, in the famous onsen mountain resorts of Minakami and Kusatsu, one in Nagano Prefecture in the olympic resort ofHakuba. For the Kansai and Shikoku area, Canyons has a base located on the picturesque Koboke Gorge on the Yoshino River. See Access for more details.
Customer Comments
I had no idea you could get this kind of excitement in Japan! The water was so clean and the greenery was absolutely gorgeous and calming. All the staff were hilarious and very knowledgable! I will definitely recommend this tour for people who love nature and excitement! The lounge made at the canyons center was very cozy and welcoming. Thanks for the awesome tour guys!!! Akkobean, Tokyo
"....Mike, thanks again for everything. Everyone had a great time and we can't wait to see the photos!!"
Edelyn Norris, Singapore.
"...awesome day of MTB and rafting, be back for another fix real soon!" Warren Palmer, New Zealand.
"Canyoning was absolutely amazing! Grassy was a great guide and made sure we were always safe. We had a ton of fun and wish that it would be earlier in the season so we could go again or go rafting. We`ll have to make it back to Japan, or you guys will have to start up in the U.S. soon. Thanks again. Jesse, Tokyo
This was my first time canyoning and it was great--in fact so great that my friend and I went canyoning for a second time the next day! Tiffany, Tokyo.
"Canyoning & rafting in Minakami was the highlight of our trip to Japan. The memories of our experience will last forever." Keith Syndicate, USA.
"It doesn't get any better than this!!!!! best time EVER!!!!! "
Canyons professional international instructors can help you improve your style and skills, whether it is your first time on the snow or you are an experienced skier or snowboarder.
Experience the beauty and tranquility of Japan's Winter wonderland. Make fresh tracks on virgin snow while hiking through native beech forests and over miandering glaciers.
Explore the depths of Japans subterrane. Caving is a sport that can be enyoyed year round with temperatures inside the cave only changing 2 degrees Celcius from Summer to Winter.
Revitalising half day of sliding, swimming, jumping and rapelling waterfalls. Choose from 5 different halfday courses in 3 areas; Minakami, Kusatsu or Shikoku.
Refresh with a day of real adventuring into some of Japan's wildest and most pristine areas. Choose from 3 different courses to suit your thrill and fitness level.
