Tag: Japanese Alps

• Hiking in the Minami Alps: Coffee at the Top

  

  There’s a joke between a good friend and his brother regarding a hike they did in Colorado a few years ago. Early morning on a remote mountain, as they approached the summit they saw a trail runner come through the mist, he flies straight past them shouting “Coffee at the top!”

  Sean

  June 28, 2022

  Hiking, Japan, Japanese Alps, Minami Alps, Nagano

  ハイキング, 烏帽子岳, 登山, Eboshidake, Hiking, hikingjapan, Japan, Japan Alps, Japanese Alps, mountains, Nagano, outdoor Japan, Sampukutoge, Southern Alps, 日本, 三伏峠

• Photography: Favourite ‘Adventure’ Photos of 2019

  

  I began to understand that if I wished to continue chasing adventure, then just repeating the same types of expedition was not the way to go. The Question I needed to ask was no longer, ‘how can I keep cycling around the world?’ The question now was, ‘how can I keep living adventurously?’ Alastair Humphreys…

  Sean

  January 11, 2020

  Cycling, Hokkaido, Japan, Mountain Biking, Mt. Gozaisho

  アウトドア, Cycling, cyclingjapan, 釧路川, Hiking, Japan, Japan Alps, Japanese Alps, Kushiro River, Lumix G9, Microadventures, Mt. Fuji, Mt. Gozaisho, outdooradventurejapan, outsideisfree, Photography, photos, 写真, 北海道, 富士山, 御在所岳, 日本アルプス

• 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

• Cycling & Hiking: Oshika – Sampukutoge・大鹿 – 三伏峠

  

  I’ve been wanting to combine cycling with hiking for a while now and decided that this weekend was going to be the time to actually try it out. This is the hike up to Sanpukutoge (三伏峠) on the Nagano/Shizuoka border in the Minami Alps. On a clear day Mt.Fuji is clearly visible so it would…

  Sean

  July 7, 2019

  Cycling, Hiking, Japanese Alps

  Adventure, adventure cycling, アウトドア, ハイキング, Central Japan, Cycling, cyclingjapan, 長野県, fromwhereiride, Hiking, Japan, Japan cycling, Japanese Alps, landscape, Microadventures, Minami Alps, mountains, Nagano, outdoor adventure, outsideisfree, Sanpukutoge, Shizuoka, Southern Alps, 日本, 三伏峠

• Cycling & Hiking: Mt. Norikura – Bike and Hike to 3026m

  

  Mt. Norikura (乗鞍) is considered a right of passage for many cyclists in Japan. It’s the highest road in the country and only bicycles, taxis, and official buses are allowed up. It’s sometimes called Japan’s version of Alpe d’ Huez with plenty of switchbacks, 1200m of elevation gain from the Norikura Heights car park, and…

  Sean

  October 14, 2018

  Bike Packing, Cycling, Gifu, Hiking, Japan, Mt. Norikura, Nagano

  Bike Packing, bikepackingjapan, cyclejapan, Cycling, cyclingjapan, fromwhereiride, Gifu, Hiking, Japan, Japanese Alps, Microadventures, mountains, Mt. Norikura, Nagano, Norikura, outsideisfree, 乗鞍

• Cycling & Hiking: Mt. Norikura

  

  Mt. Norikura (乗鞍) is considered a right of passage for many cyclists in Japan. It’s the highest road in Japan and only bicycles, taxis, and official buses are allowed up.

  Sean

  October 14, 2018

  Bike Packing, Cycling, Hiking, Japan, Mt. Norikura

  Bike Packing, bikepackingjapan, cyclejapan, Cycling, cyclingjapan, fromwhereiride, Gifu, Hiking, Japan, Japanese Alps, Microadventures, mountains, Mt. Norikura, Nagano, Norikura, outsideisfree, 乗鞍

• Bike Packing: Matsumoto – Hafudake – Kusatsu

  

  One of the benefits of living in central Japan is that most places are within a reasonable distance in relation to cycling and bike packing, and with the JR Chuo line (中央線) running from Tokyo (東京) to Nagoya (名古屋) around the Minami Alps it doesn’t take much time and effort to get out into the…

  Sean

  October 25, 2016

  Bike Packing, Cycling, Gunma, Japan, Japanese Alps, Microadventures, Nagano

  Adventure, adventure cycling, Bike Packing, Central Japan, Cycling, 群馬県, 長野県, Gunma, Hafudake, Japan, Japanese Alps, Kusatsu, Microadventures, mountains, Nagano, Nagoya, Onsen, touring, Type II adventure

• Cycling, Camping: Nomugi Pass & Mt. Norikura

  

  It’s no secret among cyclists in Japan that Mt. Norikura (乗鞍岳) is the highest road passable by bicycle in the country. Some call it the Japanese Alpe d’Huez but I think comparing mountains is somewhat silly. All mountains differ, and all mountains have the potential to change character within minutes. Most road bike cyclists start…

  Sean

  August 31, 2016

  Bike Packing, Cycling, Gifu, Japan, Mt. Norikura, Nagano

  Bike Packing, Camping, Central Japan, Cycling, cyclingjapan, 野麦峠, Gifu, Japan, Japanese Alps, Matsumoto, Mt. Norikura, Nagano, Nomugi Pass, touring, 乗鞍岳