Tag: trekking

• Adventure: Common Sense and How to Not Buy New Camera Gear

  

  With the backpack packed and batteries charged, chocolate and sugary snacks purchased, I headed to the Torikura trail entrance (鳥倉登山口) late on Saturday afternoon to start the 2 to 3 hour climb to the campsite.

  Sean

  September 6, 2020

  Japanese Alps, Nagano, Photography

  Akaishi Mountains, camera, 登山, 등산, 走日本, Hiking, hiking Japan, 사이클 재팬, 삼림욕, 일본, 일본 을 산책, Japan Alps, Lumix S5, Minami Alps, Mt. Shiomi-dake, outdoor Japan, Sampukutoge, South Alps, Southern Alps, trekking, 南アルプス, 塩見岳, 徒步日本, 日本骑行, 三伏峠

• 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.

  Sean

  June 21, 2020

  Japan

  Central Japan, Chuo Alps, 등산, 走日本, Hiking, hikingjapan, 사이클 재팬, 삼림욕, 일본, Japan, Japan Alps, Minami Komagatake, outdoor adventure, trekking, 南駒ヶ岳, 徒步日本, 日本骑行, 日本旅行, 中央アルプス

• 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: Mt. Gozaisho Snow Hike

  

  Mt. Gozaisho in Mie prefecture is only an hour’s drive from Nagoya and a great mountain for a day hike. In winter you’ll need some basic snow gear like snow spikes for your shoes (waterproof) for the 2-hour hike to the top, but apart from that planning the hike is quite straightforward. There are one…

  Sean

  January 8, 2019

  Hiking, Mie, Mt. Gozaisho

  アウトドア, ハイキング, 風景, Gozaisho, Hiking, Japan, landscape, Mie 2, outdoorisfree, snow hike, trekking, 御在所, 三重県