November 16th. Start&Finish: Ichigo no sato (michi no eki in Yoshimi) The weather: Cool and cloudy with intermittent sunshine. Outfit/Equipment: Jeans, tshirt, jumper, lightweight shoes, hat. Map: I didn’t follow any particular map. I walked from Ichigo no sato up to Hatchoko park, then back again. Crowds: an occasional dog walker. Time: 2-3 hours. Difficulty: […]
Category: Autumn Walks
東松山 ・Higashi Matsuyama
November 4th Start&Finish: Higashi Matsuyama station to Takasaka station. The weather: Beautiful, warm sunshine. Outfit/Equipment: light trousers, t-shirt, hat, sunglasses, hiking shoes. Map: Google maps and paper maps from the Higashi Matsuyama Walking Center Crowds: Lots of people at the beginning, then thinned out to the odd hiker. Time: Somewhere around 4 hours walking. Difficulty: […]
高尾山・ Mt. Takao
Oh my goodness the people. The hundreds and thousands of people. No matter how lovely a place it might have been we just couldn’t take the mass of humanity. It was literally a queue up the mountain, even though we took the most ‘challenging’ route up.
吉見百穴・Yoshimi Hyakuana
October 2nd Start&Finish: There’s a very large carpark outside the park. The weather: Lovely, sunny, hot Outfit/Equipment: Jeans, lightweight t-shirt, lightweight shoes, hat, sunglasses. Map: You can find their website here. Crowds: A few people dotted about. Time: Maybe an hour wandering around the area. Difficulty: 5,000 steps
秋川渓谷・Akigawa Keikoku
September 15th Start&Finish: Start at Musashi-Itsukaichi station, then theoretically take a bus to Togura bus stop, but we had to walk back to the station instead. The weather: High 36. Blazing sunshine and far too hot! Outfit/Equipment: very lightweight exercise trousers, vest top, thin t-shirt, light weight trainers, hat, sunglasses. Lots of sunscreen and plenty […]