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Hiking: Mt. Ontake and Future Goals

I’ve been cycling ever since I was a kid. When I moved to Japan permanently way back in 2001 I

Back in August while browsing trails on the wonderful YAMAP app I came across a trail starting just outside Agematsu

I’ve been wanting to combine cycling with hiking for a while now and decided that this weekend was going to

Old friend Alex – an English, Japanese, French, and German speaker – has finally opened a guest house in Urugi,

Hiking – The benefits of shinrinyoku (森林浴) have been known for a long time now and there is no doubt that

One of the frustrations of riding a mountain bike in Japan is the lack of long distance trails. For so