Fujimitoge Lookout 富士見峠展望台 – Mt. Miyatsuka 宮塚山 Duration: 4 hours Distance: 13.3 km Elevation change: 376 metres Highest point: 376 metres Difficulty: Start: Habushiura Campground Finish: Habushiura...
Tojinzushiro 唐人津城 – Kanbiki Lookout 神引展望台 Duration: 3 hours Distance: 6.4 km Elevation change: 96 metres Highest point: 109 metres Difficulty: Start: Kamanoshita Campground Finish: Oura Beach ...
Mt. Tenjo 天上山 Duration: 6 hours Distance: 10.6 km Elevation change: 540 metres Highest point: 572 metres Difficulty: Start: Tako Bay Campground Finish: Tako Bay Campground Map: Mt. Tenjo hiking...
A Subtropical Oasis Within the Tokyo Metropolis Doraemon and his sidekick Betty Boop cut to the chase in this eloquent mural cherishing Hachijo-jima and I can only concur. The island’s subtropical climate, 287 kilometres (178 miles) south of Tokyo...
Hachijo-fuji 八丈富士山 Duration: 7 hours Distance: 17.1 km Elevation change: 854 metres Highest point: 854 metres Difficulty: Start: Sokodo Camping Ground Finish: Sokodo Camping Ground Map: Hachijo...
Tumultuous Beginnings and an Indeterminate Future Sado Island – a population that continues to decline. Back in the halcyon days of 1950 its inhabitants peaked at 125,000 while fast forward to 2011 and it has fallen markedly now hovering around half...