February 9th Start&Finish: Nogami station to Nagatoro Station The weather: High 10 Low -3 Sunny but with a cold wind. Outfit/Equipment: sport tights, warm trousers, sport long sleeve top, hoody, down vest, hat, gloves, hiking shoes. Map: We followed the red course on this map Crowds: Loads of people walking the same trail but the […]
January 26th Start&Finish: Shomaru station The weather: sunny and cold Outfit/Equipment: warm trousers, sport long-sleeve shirt, long sleeved top, down vest, hat, gloves. Map: We followed this map (and didn’t get lost!!) Crowds: The odd hiker here and there. There was an eki-den in Agano but we were travelling past that area. The train was […]
December 1st Start&Finish: The weather: Outfit/Equipment: Crowds: Very crowded in the park but only the odd hiker on the trail from the park. Map: You can find a course map here. Time: Around 2 hours Start&Finish: Akebono Children’s Forest Park The weather: Beautiful, sunny and mild. Outfit/Equipment: Jeans, tshirt, jumper, hiking shoes. Map: You can […]