March 23rd Start&Finish: Shomaru station to Agano station The weather: High 24 Low 7 Outfit/Equipment: light treking trousers, tshirt, light long sleeve top, hiking shoes. Map: This was the route we followed. We skipped the first section to shomaru touge (正丸峠) and took the green route straight to Izugatake (伊豆ヶ岳） Crowds: There are more people […]
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 […]
January 12th Start&Finish: A loop course from Shomaru station The weather: Cold and cloudy with the odd burst of sunshine. Outfit/Equipment: warm trousers, sport long-sleeve vest, long sleeve top, down vest, hat, gloves, hiking shoes Map: There is no map. We ended up turning the wrong way and walking off the edge of the map! […]