A Chance Upon at the Tokyo Peace Pagoda To expect the unexpected is something I have come to cherish about my ventures into the mountains and to discover that Tokyo is home to a long-forgotten Peace Pagoda was definitely one of them. The glistening...
Hiked on Dec 12, 2013 Aug 23, 2023 . Mt. Iyo イヨ山 – Mt. Nukazasu ヌカザス山 – Mt. Mito 三頭山 Duration: 5 hours Distance: 11.4 km Elevation change: 991 metres Highest point: 1531 metres Start:...
Hiked on Sep 21, 2013 Aug 23, 2023 . Mt. Daibosatsu 大菩薩嶺 – Daibosatsu-toge 大菩薩峠 – Tabayama Village 丹波山村 Duration: 2 days Distance: 20.7 km Elevation change: 1156 metres Highest point: 2056 metres ...
Hiked on Jul 4, 2012 Aug 24, 2023 . Mt. Bonomine 棒ノ峰山 – Mt. Kuroyama 黒山 – Nasaka Pass 名坂峠 Duration: 6 hours Distance: 14.7 km Elevation change: 577 metres Highest point: 969 metres Start: Kawai...
Hiked on May 23, 2013 Aug 22, 2023 . Mitsumine Shrine 三峯神社 – Mt. Kumotori 雲取山 – Mt. Mutsuishiyama 六ッ石山 Duration: 2 days Distance: 29.2 km Elevation change: 977 metres Highest point: 2017 metres Start:...
Hiked on Apr 28, 2013 Aug 24, 2023 . Hinodeyamakita Ridge 日ノ出山北尾根 – Mt. Hinodeyama 日の出山 – Mt. Mitsumuroyama 三室山 Duration: 5 hours Distance: 11 km Elevation change: 652 metres Highest point: 902 metres...
Unearthing the Longest Fish Ladder in Japan On recent nature outing near Okutama I stumbled across non-descript administrative building which just happens to house the longest fish ladder in Japan. The fish ladder is situated along a scenic stretch...
The Spoils of Early Spring Outings Tempted with the lure of warm weather for the first time this year, I made an ill-fated decision yesterday to set out knowing very well I had a good chance of succumbing to hay fever. This ignominious fate first...
Hiked on Feb 28, 2013 Aug 23, 2023 . Naguri Lake 名栗湖 – Mt. Makinooyama 槙ノ尾山 – Mt. Bonomine 棒ノ峰山 Duration: 6 hours Distance: 11.2 km Elevation change: 736 metres Highest point: 969 metres Start:...
Hiked on Feb 13, 2013 Aug 23, 2023 . Mt. Hinodeyama 日の出山 – Mt. Mitake 御岳山 Duration: 6 hours Distance: 18.6 km Elevation change: 712 metres Highest point: 902 metres Start: Musashi Itsukaichi Station...