Mount Sannomine (三ノ峰, Sannomine) sits on the border of Fukui (福井), Gifu (岐阜), and Ishikawa (石川) in Japan's Ryōhaku Mountains (両白山地). The trailhead is not easy to get to, and if you don't have your own transportation, then you're out of luck unless you want to hire a very expensive cab (hitching
Touring A Japanese Supermarket
One of the things I like to do while in a new country is go to the supermarkets and just wander around (and not just because I have no money to buy anything - but that's also true). Japan has everything you might expect it to have in it's markets: copious amounts of rice, tofu, green tea, and
How Vacation Time (年休 Nenkyu) Works In Japan
I used to think the United States had problems with vacation time from work ("I still do, but I used to too" -MH). Now that I have been able to experience Japan's take on vacation time, or 年休 (nenkyu), I have realized that things could be far worse in the States of United America. Now before
Hiking Mount Kanmuri (冠山) in Japan
Name: Mount Kanmuri Japanese name: 冠山 (Kanmuriyama) Location: Ibigawa, Gifu (岐阜県揖斐川町) / Ikeda, Fukui (福井県池田町) Summit elevation: 4,123 ft / 1,256.6 m Elevation change: 703 ft / 214 m Round-trip distance from trailhead: 3.44 mi / 5.53 km Round-trip time from trailhead*: 2:20 moving time / 2:46
The 100 Famous Japanese Mountains (日本百名山)
Imagine a place in the middle of the ocean along the Pacific Ring of Fire. This place is filled with volcanoes and host to near constant seismic activity. We can expect that several times each century this place will experience destructive earthquakes that (may) also result in equally destructive
Hiking Mount Kasa (笠ヶ岳) in Japan
Name: Mount Kasa Japanese name: 笠ヶ岳 (Kasagatake) Location: Gifu, Japan (岐阜県) Summit elevation: 9,505 ft / 2,897 m Elevation change: 6,233 ft / 1,900 m Round-trip distance from trailhead: 13.54 mi / 21.79 km Round-trip time from trailhead*: 11 hours 30 minutes Difficulty: Strenuous Water on
Hiking Mount Bunagatake (武奈ヶ岳) in Japan
Name: Mount BunagatakeJapanese name: 武奈ヶ岳 (Bunagatake)Location: Ōtsu, Shiga (滋賀県大津市)Summit elevation: 3,984 ft / 1,214.4 mElevation change: 2,394 ft / 730 mRound-trip distance from trailhead: 7.86 mi / 12.65 kmRound-trip time from trailhead*: 5:38 moving time / 6:56 total timeDifficulty:
Hiking Mount Ibuki (伊吹山) in Japan
Name: Mount Ibuki Japanese name: 伊吹山 (Ibukiyama) Location: Maibara, Shiga (滋賀県米原市) Summit elevation: 4,518 ft / 1,377 m Elevation change: 2,788 ft / 850 m Round-trip distance from trailhead: 8.71 mi / 14 km Round-trip time from trailhead*: 4:13 moving time / 5:25 total time Difficulty: