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Hiking Reports

Records of 'family hike' are shown here, mainly. I hope those records can be helpful for less experienced hikers because we have chosen easier route for our daughter.

    Tsukuba-san Day Hike (18Feb2017)

  • Huge tree on the trail to Tsukuba-sanThe 9th Tsukuba-san hike with my daughter was planned as a kind of training for walking along the mountain path. Did we achieve my aim?...[read more]
  • Jizo-dake Snow Hike (04Feb2017) – part 2

  • The mountaintop of Jizo-dakeThe peak of Jizo-dake was almost there. An unclouded blue sky made us expect a good view of Akagi-san. Could it really be so?...[read more]
  • Jizo-dake Snow Hike (04Feb2917) – part 1

  • Jizo-dake in winterJizo-dake (Mt. Jizo) commands a very fine view of Kurobi-san (Mt. Kurobi), the main peak of Akagi-san (Mt. Akagi). How is the snowscape in the winter like?...[read more]
  • Suisen-Road Walking (29Jan2017)

  • Suisen (daffodil)Daffodils bloom during season on both sides of the town road. This is called Suisen-Road (daffodil road) and is a popular hiking course....[read more]
  • Iyogatake Day Hike (29Jan2017)

  • Mt. Iyogatake (Iyogatake)The second Iyogatake hike after about 4 years was an enjoyable and also frightening experience for a 9-year-old girl....[read more]
  • Akayuki-yama Day Hike (07Jan2017)

  • Mt. Akayuki (Akayuki-yama)07Jan2017 hike - It was a quiet vacation in the mountain. It is because section which were completely off-limits did exist on the main route? ...[read more]

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  • Hello!

    I noticed the beauty of Japanese nature when I went to an English language school in the US. While staying the US, I enjoyed hiking at National Parks. I wanted visitors from different countries to have a good time here in Japan as I did in the US.