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Miyagase Valentines Festival

It’s coming up to Valentines Day, so what better reason for a lakeside country town to hold a cheesy romantic festival?

Last weekend, I hoped to go up a mountain and see some snow. Tanzawa-san is around halfway between Tokyo and Mt Fuji, and it seemed to be a prospect to have a bit of white stuff on top of it without needing too much winter hiking equipment.

Ada Tree & the timber tramways

When I was back in Australia for the Christmas/New Year break, my Dad and I had a day up in the tall timber mountain ash forest east of Melbourne, at one of our favourite locations – the Ada Tree and the surrounding forest that was once home to sawmills and timber tramway lines in the… Continue reading Ada Tree & the timber tramways

Hiking from Itsukaichi to Okutama, 24 Nov 08

After the success of our hike up and down Tanigawa-dake a month or so earlier, my friend Jamie and I decided to tackle somewhere a little lower in altitude. We settled on a walk leaving Musashino Itsukaichi station, up Hinode-yama, and down the other side to Okutama. Whilst we had to take an early turn back… Continue reading Hiking from Itsukaichi to Okutama, 24 Nov 08

Mitake Jinja in the fog Nov 2008

In early November, I found my way up to Mitake-san, a mountain in the very west of Tokyo Prefecture, on top of which sits Mitake-Jinja.

Tanigawa-dake

This long weekend, I was determined to head up to the mountains to try to see the autumn colours, before they disappear for the season. A friend, Jamie, and I decided to head to Tanigawa-dake, a mountain on the border of Gunma and Niigata Prefectures. The attraction was meant to be the great scenery, ease of… Continue reading Tanigawa-dake

Nikko & Nantaisan

Last week, I played host to Steve, a friend visiting from Australia. There were some truly Lost in Translation moments during Steve’s visit – but what happens on tour stays on tour. On the weekend, I decided to give Steve a taste of historical Japan and the countryside, so we headed up to Nikko and nearby… Continue reading Nikko & Nantaisan

Typhoon #13 means Yatsugadake not Kitadake

Typhoon #13 came through Tokyo on Friday night and Saturday morning, and stole our trip to Kita-dake. The original plan was to take the bikes on the train to Kofu, ride up to the base of the mountain, then hike to the top at around 3,100 metres. It was to be a 4 day trip, but the… Continue reading Typhoon #13 means Yatsugadake not Kitadake