March 9th, 2025 Start&Finish: Higashi Agano station to Agano station. The weather: High 13 Low 1 (but we had sleet and a high of about 6 the day before so the air was cold) Outfit/Equipment: Warm hiking trousers, long sleeve undershirt, hoody, down vest, hat, gloves, hiking shoes. Map: We started off on this map, […]
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森林公園・Shinrinkoen
March2nd Start&Finish: Shinrinkoen Station The weather: High 21 Low 4. Intermitent sunshine Outfit/Equipment: Jeans and a long sleeve t-shirt. Map: Here’s the link to the park’s homepage Crowds: Busy in popular areas but quiet on the side trails Time: 9:30 to 2 Difficulty: 25,430 steps After checking on the park’s website and seeing that the […]
市民の森・Shiminnomori
February 24th Start&Finish: Shiminnomori Car Park, or there is parking in the Peace Museum nearby. The weather: High 9 Low -4. Beautiful and sunny, but cool in the trees. Outfit/Equipment: Jeans, heat tech, hoody, hat, gloves, hiking shoes. Map: We just wandered round the shiminnomori, then crossed the road over to the Peace Museam. Crowds: […]
物見山・Monomiyama
February 23rd, 2025 Start&Finish: Higashi Agano Station to Koma Station The weather: High 9 Low -5. Sunny but chilly in the shade. Outfit/Equipment: warm trousers, long sleeve sport undershirt, hoody, down vest, hat, gloves, hiking boots. Map: We stuck two maps together so we started on this route to Ebigazaka, took a trail from there […]
仙元山・Sengenyama (the long version)
February 16th Start&Finish: Ogose Station to Musashi Ranzan Station The weather: High 16, Low 5. Warm and sunny. Outfit/Equipment: Warm trousers, sport long sleeve undershirt, light long sleeve top, hiking boots Map: We never found a particularly good map but just had a general map of the area. There were plenty of signs. Crowds: Very […]