MAPPLE Special Online Maps Campaign Continues in 2022 The map images and contents of this article have been obtained with the permission of the publisher (Shobunsha). Like always at the beginning of spring Shobunsha Publications (MAPPLE) released...
Outdoor Bloggers to Follow in Japan (2022) Putting together a list that celebrates the diverse international outdoor blogging community in Japan is something that I have wanted to do for some time. The reason is twofold. If there is one thing just...
Mt. Kinpu 金峰山 – Mt. Asahi-dake 朝日岳 – Odarumi-toge 大弛峠 Duration: 2 days Distance: 24.3 km Elevation change: 1089 metres Highest point: 2599 metres Difficulty: Start: Mizugaki-sansou Bus Stop ...
Eight and a Half Years in the Making Last week RIDGELINEIMAGES.com along with its indomitable editor-in-chief quietly chalked up the 100th hike. Yoku ganbarimashita if I might say so! Mind you these aren’t the hyakumeizan (100 top mountains) but...
Tsubame Onsen 燕温泉線 – Mt. Myoko 妙高山 – Mt. Hiuchi 火打山 Duration: 3 days Distance: 24.3 km Elevation change: 1292 metres Highest point: 2462 metres Difficulty: Start: Tsubame Onsen Bus Stop ...
A Beginner’s Guide to Climbing Some of Japan’s Most Iconic Mountains Hiking guidebooks targeted at foreign audiences in Japan are such rare beasts that new releases are much anticipated. This time it’s Lonely Planet’s turn to return to the...
MAPPLE Special Online Maps Campaign for 2021 The map images and contents of this article have been obtained with the permission of the publisher (Shobunsha). Come February or March each year Shobunsha Publications a.k.a. MAPPLE release an annual...
Wada Hut 和田小屋 – Kaguragamine 神楽ヶ峰 Duration: 8 hours Distance: 13.9 km Elevation change: 925 metres Highest point: 2145 metres Difficulty: Start: Carpark below Wada Hut Finish: Carpark below Wada...
Komanogoya 駒ノ小屋 – Chumon-dake 中門岳 Duration: 8 hours Distance: 17.6 km Elevation change: 1233 metres Highest point: 2133 metres Difficulty: Start: Mitori Auto Campground Finish: Mitori Auto...
The Low-Down on Japanese Hiking Maps The map images and contents of this article have been obtained with the permission of the publisher (Shobunsha). Writing about topographic maps i.e. a map which uses elevation contours may not be the most...