Hiking: Mt. Kasagi
Photo above – A brief glimpse of the Mt. Shiomi area in the Minami Alps. As I mentioned in a
Gifu
Hiking: Nakatsu River & Kuroizawa Trail ・中津川 & 黒井沢登山道
Last week I decided to return to the area for another look around and to see what the autumn colours
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Hiking: Misaka – Fujimidai ・神坂峠・富士見台
Stress and difficulty can knock us down. Sitting at our computers, we are overwhelmed with information, with emails, with one thing after another. Should we just sit there and absorb it? Should we sit there with the sickness and let it fester? No. Should we get up and throw ourselves into some other project – […]
Hiking: Mt. Ontake & New Goals・御嶽山
I’ve been cycling ever since I was a kid. When I moved to Japan permanently way back in 2001 I
Festivals: Fire Festival
This is going out there as an outdoor adventure. Midnight, deep in Gifu, fire, samurai, tradition. Godo-cho, Gifu.
Photography: Amidaga Waterfall ・阿弥陀ケ滝
I was heading for the the Itoshiro valley again on the border between Gifu and Fukui prefectures (more here) to