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: […]
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高山不動尊・Takayama Fudoson
November 10th Start&Finish: Nishi Agano station to Agano station The weather: Overcast with occasional bursts of sunshine. Outfit/Equipment: Long sleeve top, tshirt, warm outdoor trousers (from workman), light down vest, hat. Map: This is the route we were supposed to be following. Crowds: A few hiking groups around but we only seemed to meet at […]
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: […]
顔振峠・Kaaburi Toge
October 27th Start&Finish: Agano station to Higashi Agano station. The weather: High Low Outfit/Equipment: lightweight trousers, t-shirt, hat, sunglasses, but starting to get a bit chilly in the shade. Map: We followed this course. Well, we tried anyway. Crowds: Crowds: Not a soul to be seen Time: We started hiking at 9 and got back […]
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
越生・Ogose
September 22nd Start&Finish: Ogose station The weather: Warm and drizzly. Outfit/Equipment: Lightweight exercise trousers, vest top, t-shirt, hat, raincoat/umbrella (I had a raincoat because I hate carrying things but the other half opted for the cooler umbrella). Map: We wandered around lost for a lot of time. There are maps of here. It’s difficult to […]