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: […]
Tag: Walking
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 […]
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