Hiked on Dec 16, 2015 May 11, 2021 . Mt. Tenranzan 天覧山 – Mt. Tonosu 多峯主山 Duration: 4 hours Distance: 7.6 km Elevation change: 95 metres Highest point: 195 metres Start: Hanno Station (Seibu...
A Simpler Way to Digitize Film Slides with a DSLR Digitizing old print photos is a relatively straightforward way to conserve your images and is usually only a matter of popping them under a flatbed scanner. Scanning reversal film sides on the other...
Fall Colours Transform Koganei Park A nice thing about living in western Tokyo is its expansive planned gardens and parklands. The autumn season is particularly stunning with Showa Park in Tachikawa a major drawcard for locals taking in the changing...
Hiked on Oct 21, 2015 Aug 24, 2023 . Mt. Hodosan 宝登山 Duration: 3 hours Distance: 6.2 km Elevation change: 347 metres Highest point: 497 metres Start: Nagatoro Station (Chichibu Main Line) ...
A Company that Stands by their Word After years of faithful service, quality hiking socks—or any socks, for that matter—tend to wear out. At this point, you would normally discard them or repurpose them as shoe polishers. That is, unless you made...
Hitching a Lift up Tokyo’s Mountains With seventy-two percent of Japan being mountainous it shouldn’t come as a surprise the country contains an extensive network of aerial lifts. In Japan, the term “ropeway” applies to all forms...
Exploring the Outdoors Around Tokyo The scale and diversity of Tokyo makes it hard to condense into a short travel write-up, especially the outdoor scene which caters for all and sundry. Having said that, what follows is a brief rundown of some...
Hiked on Sep 19, 2015 Nov 5, 2022 . Kurotake 黒岳 – Mt. Koganezawa 小金沢山 Duration: 2 days Distance: 15.6 km Elevation change: 1038 metres Highest point: 2014 metres Start: Yamatoten Mokusan Onsen...
A New Frontier in Hiking Shoe Design Zamberlan has a rich history and enjoys excellent reputation when it comes to performance footwear and was eager to road test their latest speed hiking shoes. As someone who prefers the versatility and comfort of...
Hiking to the Hyakuhiro Waterfall in Okutama On a dreary overcast day last week I decided to check out a towering waterfall in the Okutama watershed. One of the major drawcards hiking Mount Kawanori is passing by the rather impressive Hyakuhiro...