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Japan

Guide to Rishirizan

June 29, 2020

Guide to Hiking Mount Rishiri (利尻山) in Japan

Mount Rishiri (利尻山, Rishiri-zan) is a 5,646 ft / 1,721 m stratovolcano on Rishiri Island (利尻島) off the northwest coast of Hokkaido (北海道). The entirety of Rishiri Island is essentially Mount Rishiri and the peak is near the island's center. It is one of Japan's hyaku-meizan, but it is

Japan,  Japan,  Japan Hikes Hokkaido,  Moderate Hikes,  Nihon Hyaku-meizan

Hiking Yakedake

June 11, 2020

Guide to Hiking Yakedake (焼岳) in Japan

Yakedake (焼岳) is an 8,054 ft / 2,455 m peak at the southern end of Japan's Northern/Kita Alps (北アルプス). It's also an active volcano. You can also hike to the top of it. One of Japan's hyaku-meizan, it's a fairly well-known peak but is not nearly as popular a hike as some of the more prominent

Japan,  Japan,  Japan Hikes Kita Alps,  Strenuous Hikes

Japan Traverse Chuo Alps Featured

July 22, 2019

Japan Traverse in Photos: The Chuo Alps (中アルプス)

The second stage of my Japan Alps Traverse covered the Chuo Alps (中アルプス) - aka the Central Alps. Our trek through the Chuo Alps Lasted only about 24 hours as this is the shortest of the three ranges comprising the Japanese Alps. We entered the Chuo Alps via the Fukushima A Course (福島Aコース) in the

Japan,  Japan,  Japan Alps Traverse,  Photo Gallery Chuo Alps,  Photography

Japan Traverse Kita Alps Photo Gallery

June 10, 2019

Japan Traverse in Photos: The Kita Alps (北アルプス)

My traverse of the Japanese Alps began at the eastern edge of Toyama Bay (富山湾) in Niigata Prefecture (新潟県). From the coast, my hiking party of two Kiwis and I headed up the northernmost ridgeline in the Kita Alps (北アルプス) - aka the Northern Alps. The trip began with nearly a week of nonstop rain as

Japan,  Japan,  Japan Alps Traverse,  Photo Gallery Kita Alps,  Photography

Japan Alps Traverse Spreadsheet Featured

June 3, 2019

Japan Alps Spreadsheet: Peaks, Huts, & Distances

I don't know that I would say I love data, but I do love being organized and data is one of those things that can be organized nicely. Maybe it's because of that that I spent way too long creating a spreadsheet listing all of the peaks, passes, huts, and trailheads of my Japan Alps Traverse (this

Japan,  Japan,  Japan Alps Traverse Japan Alps Planning

Japan Alps Traverse Featured

May 30, 2019

Japan Alps Traverse Map, Itinerary, and GPS Track

The route I would take through across the Japanese Alps was unsure at best before starting this traverse, but I managed to stick to my original plan (if you could call it that) fairly closely. Having now completed the traverse, I am sharing my day-by-day itinerary, statistics, and maps to help those

Japan,  Japan,  Japan Alps Traverse GPS Track,  Japan Alps Planning

Japan Alps Traverse Gear List

January 24, 2019

Japanese Alps Traverse Gear List

Rain for a week straight, multiple typhoons, stupid levels of humidity, Japanese giant hornets, and a record-setting heat wave all made my 425 mi / 684 km traverse of the Japanese Alps quite interesting (but mostly just justified all the ramen I ate). Hiking in Japan is different, and

Gear Lists,  Japan,  Japan,  Japan Alps Traverse Japan Alps Planning

Japan LOCUS GEAR HQ Logo Sign

November 21, 2018

Interview With Jotaro Yoshida of LOCUS GEAR

Prior to beginning my traverse of the Japanese Alps this year, I had the chance to visit Jotaro Yoshida, founder of LOCUS GEAR at their headquarters in Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture, just outside of Tokyo. LOCUS GEAR is a small gear manufacturer, based in Japan, that specializes in lightweight

Gear,  Japan,  Japan Hikes Interview,  LOCUS GEAR,  Ultralight Backpacking

Bicycling-Around-Lake-Biwa-Featured

June 18, 2018

Bicycling Around Biwa-ko (琵琶湖), Japan’s Largest Lake

Name: Biwa-ko Japanese name: 琵琶湖 Location: Shiga Prefecture (滋賀県) Shore length: 146.1 mi / 235.2 km Area: 258.8 mi² / 670.3 km² Difficulty: Easy-Moderate Lake Biwa (琵琶湖) is the largest lake in Japan and is located in Shiga Prefecture. It's 8 mi / 13 km east of Kyoto (a city in Japan you've

Bike Touring,  Japan Bicycling,  Shiga

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