Tag: Minami Komagatake
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Adventure: Searching for Solitude in the Mountains
One thing I’ve noticed about hiking in Japan is that regardless of how remote the peak or mountain range is you’re very rarely alone. Absolute solitude is hard to come by. I guess that’s a direct consequences of a large population, a widely popular pastime, and beautiful and accessible mountains almost everywhere.
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Hiking: The Mountains are Still There
This is more of a note to myself than anything else. A reminder that the mountains are still there.
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Hiking: Minami Komagatake
A 3 a.m. start thinking I’d be the only one on the trail. But you are never alone in Japan, even in the middle of the night on a mountain. Frustrating, yes, but reassuring too.