Cutty Jungle: Building Mountain Bike Culture in the Jungles of Okinawa
Wild jungle trails, shared access and a riding community shaped by people from around the world. Cutty Jungle is helping mountain biking find its own identity in Okinawa.
Fujiyama Trail Opens New Riding Opportunities at the Foot of Mount Fuji
A new trail network at Grinpa introduces beginners and families to mountain biking in one of Japan’s most iconic landscapes.
Palcall Tsumagoi to Host Mountain Music Festival This August
Palcall Tsumagoi Resort will once again combine music and mountain culture when it hosts the Palcall Music Festival on 14 August 2026.
Downhill Series Returns to Hakuba Iwatake for Round 4 of Japan’s National Series
Japan’s Downhill Series returned to Hakuba Iwatake MTB Park last weekend, with Round 4 of the 2026 series bringing riders from across the country to one of Japan’s most established lift-access mountain bike destinations.
Palcall Tsumagoi Continues to Expand Its MTB Trail Network
Palcall Tsumagoi is continuing to build on the momentum from the opening of its Magic Carpet MTB Dojo, with another busy off-season focused on improving the riding experience across the mountain.
Takashi Tsukamoto
Takashi Tsukamoto has spent more than four decades around bicycles, but what stands out most is not the number of years. It is the consistency.
Why Grassroots Matters: Growing Mountain Biking One Rider at a Time
Mountain biking often celebrates its fastest riders. Race results, podiums and national champions naturally attract attention, but the long-term health of the sport depends on something much simpler: getting more people onto bikes and onto trails.
A Challenging Japanese National Downhill Championship at Wing Hills
Wet conditions greeted riders at Wing Hills Shirotori Resort in Gifu Prefecture for the 2026 Japanese National Downhill Championships, where Shouma Tsuchiya and Mio Suemasa emerged victorious to claim Japan’s most coveted gravity racing titles.
MadMonkey CNX
There are places you ride, and then there are places that shape how you see mountain biking. Chiang Mai has always been one of those places.
Palcall Update – Magic Carpet MTB Dojo
There has been some beautiful work going on at Palcall Tsumagoi over the last month. Come July, welcome to the The Magic Carpet MTB Dojo!
