Why a Map of Bear Reports Isn’t a Map of Bear Risk More hikers and news outlets are now pointing people to Kumamap, a multilingual map of bear reports from across Japan. ABC News Australia profiled it in June, and CNN featured it in September in a...
Hiked on Oct 18, 2026 . Kurumayama-kata 車山肩 – Mt. Kurumayama 車山 – Yashimagahara 八島ヶ原湿原 Duration: 5.5 hours Distance: 16.5 km Elevation change: 325 metres Highest point: 1925 metres Start: Kowashimizu bus stop Finish:...
Hiked on Oct 8, 2026 . Nasu Ropeway 那須ロープウェイ – Mt. Asahi 朝日岳 – Okamaguchi お釜口 Duration: 4.5 hours Distance: 6.8 km Elevation change: 525 metres Highest point: 1915 metres Start: Nasu Ropeway bus stop Finish: Nasu Ropeway bus...
A Periodic Table of Peaks The third field guide of the year is also the biggest. After two pocket-sized cards, this one brings all 100 of Fukada Kyuya’s famous mountains together on a single A3 sheet, laid out so the whole list can be taken in at a...