Tag: 長野県

• Hiking: Mt. Hijiri in the Minami Alps

  

  There are times out in the middle of nowhere when you can’t believe that you are actually there and this was one of them. Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya—big cities all unimaginable while stood at the summit of places like this.

  Sean

  August 29, 2021

  Hiking, Japan, Japanese Alps, Minami Alps

  Akaishi Mountains, 登山, 聖岳, 長野県, 静岡県, Hiking, Japan, micro adventure, Minami Alps, mountain climbing, Mt. Hijiri, Nagano, Nakasendō, outsideisfree, Shizuoka, South Alps, Southern Alps, 南アルプス, 山登り

• Hiking: Mt. Shiomi in the Minami Alps

  

  The weather this August—torrential rain day after day for almost two weeks. One of my goals this month was to do plenty of hiking, with Mt. Shiomi (塩見岳) in the Minami Alps being the main objective. Mt. Shiomi is a mountain I’ve wanted to climb for some time now but never quite managed it.

  Sean

  August 27, 2021

  Hiking, Japan, Minami Alps

  Akaishi Mountains, climbing, 登山, 長野県, Hiking, Japan, micro adventure, Minami Alps, Mt. Shiomi, Nagano, Nagoya, outsideisfree, Photography, Sanpukutoge, Shiomidake, South Alps, Southern Alps, 塩見岳, 山登り, 三伏峠

• Nakasendō/Kisoji – Walking Niekawa to Yabuhara

  

  Another walk on the Nakasendō/Kiso-ji. Starting at Niekawa Station (where I finished last time) I passed through Kiso-Hirasawa (木曽平沢), Narai (奈良井), and then over the Torii Pass (鳥居峠) to Yabuhara (藪原).

  Sean

  March 8, 2021

  Japan, Kiso-ji, Kisoji, Nakasendo, Nakasendō, Walking

  長野県, Hiking, Japan, Kiso Valley, Kiso-ji, Kisoji, Nagano, Nakasendō, Narai, outsideisfree, Walking, 奈良井宿, 木曽路, 中山道

• Hiking: Archive – Eboshigatake ・烏帽子ヶ岳

  

  Eboshigatake (烏帽子ケ岳) near Matsukawa in southern Nagano was my first real hike and it’s one I plan on returning to again in the near future.

  Sean

  April 1, 2020

  Hiking, Japan

  Awagami Factory, アワがみ, 烏帽子ヶ岳, Eboshigatake, 등산, 長野県, 走日本, Hiking, 사이클 재팬, 삼림욕, 일본, Japan, Leica, M6, Nagano, outsideisfree, washi, 和紙, 徒步日本, 日本骑行, 日本旅行, 松川

• Hiking: Eboshidake・烏帽子岳

  

  Eboshidake and Sampukutoge were probably my favourite places to hike to in 2019. I wish I’d known about them earlier in the year but that’s OK. Now that I do it’ll be good to head back there in 2020, hopefully for a traverse of the Minami Alps. One thing I’ve realised this year is that…

  Sean

  December 9, 2019

  Hiking, Japan, Japanese Alps

  烏帽子岳, Eboshidake, 長野県, 静岡県, Hiking, Japan, Minami Alps, Nagano, Photography, Shizuoka, trekking, Walking, 南アルプス

• Hiking: Nagisodake・南木曽岳

  

  Nagisodake (南木曽岳) is a hidden secret tucked away behind Magome (馬籠宿) and Tsumago (妻籠宿), probably the two most famous towns on the Nakasendo (中山道) in southwest Nagano. At 1667m and a total distance of just under 7kms it’s not a particularly long hike but it was definitely tough in places. Plenty of rickety steep ladders…

  Sean

  November 5, 2019

  Hiking

  autumn, autumncolors, 登山, 紅葉, 長野県, 馬籠, fall, Hiking, Japan, Magome, Nagano, Nagisodake, outdooradventure, outdooradventurejapan, outsideisfree, Photography, Tsumago, walk, walk Japan, walking Japan, 妻籠

• Hiking: Mt. Ontake & New Goals・御嶽山

  

  I’ve been cycling ever since I was a kid. When I moved to Japan permanently way back in 2001 I brought my mountain bike with me. This was two weeks before 9/11 so I just turned up at Heathrow Airport with the bike, pedals off, tyres deflated and it went onto the airplane without any…

  Sean

  October 6, 2019

  Gifu, Hiking, Japan, Japanese Alps, Mt. Ontake, Nagano, Photography

  Adventure, 登山, 長野県, Gifu, Hiking, Hokkaido, Japan, Mount Ontake, Mt. Ontake, Nagano, Nagoya, outdooradventurejapan, outsideisfree, volcano, walk, walk Japan, walking Japan, weareoutsiders, 名古屋, 山登り, 御嶽山, 日本

• Hiking: Agematsu – Kisokomagatake・上松 – 木曽駒ヶ岳

  

  Back in August while browsing trails on the wonderful YAMAP app I came across a trail starting just outside Agematsu (上松) in the Kiso Valley (木曽谷) that went straight to the very top of Kisokomagatake (木曽駒ヶ岳) in the Chuo Alps (中央アルプス). On the east side in Komagane (駒ヶ根) there’s a cable car that can zip…

  Sean

  October 1, 2019

  Hiking, Japan, Japanese Alps

  Adventure, アウトドア, ハイキング, Chuo Alps, 長野県, Hiking, Japan, Japanese Alps, Kisokomagatake, landscape, Microadventures, mountains, Nagano, Nagoya, outdoor, outdoor adventure, outsideisfree, Photography, YAMAP, 名古屋, 日本, 木曽駒ヶ岳, 中央アルプス