Hiking matters #561: Mt. Akagi (赤城山) Kurobi-Komagatake Loop in Gunma, Japan
TOKYO, JAPAN – For the second hike of my 7th Japan hiking trip, I headed to Mt. Akagi (赤城山) in
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Hiking matters #560: Mt. Tsukuba (筑波山), a great dayhike from Tokyo
TOKYO, JAPAN – Last year was a very productive time for me as far as hiking in Japan is concerned
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Hiking matters #517: Raizan (雷山), one of Fukuoka’s nice dayhikes
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – Unfortunately I only had four days in Kyushu, and I had to devote one day to
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Hiking matters #516: Hiking up Hikosan (英彦山), Northern Kyushu’s sacred mountain
FUKUOKA, JAPAN – As soon as we started to ascend through the stone staircase surrounded by the torii, temples and
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Hiking matters #515: Mt. Yufu (由布岳) in Oita – Kyushu, Japan
FUKUOKA, JAPAN – Three months after our very successful Kyushu summer hiking trip, we are back in Japan’s southernmost main
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Join the Pinoy Mountaineer Mt. Fuji Expedition 2017!
Apply now to join the Pinoy Mountaineer Mt. Fuji Expedition 2017 on July 14-19, 2017! Mt. Fuji is one of
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Hiking matters #524: Hiking up Kaimondake (開聞岳) in Kagoshima, Southern Kyushu
FUKUOKA, JAPAN – From our spellbinding hike in Mt. Kirishima (See Hiking matters #523) we headed to Kagoshima, the beautiful
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Hiking matters #521: Hiking in Kyushu – Fukuoka’s Homanzan (宝満山)
FUKUOKA, JAPAN – Three weeks ago, I had fantastic hiking trip that covered some of Japan’s highest peaks, and during the trip my
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Hiking matters #516: The Pinoy Mountaineer Mt. Fuji Expedition 2016
On July 12, 2016, 25 Filipinos belonging to the Pinoy Mountaineer Fuji Mt. Expedition 2016 reached the summit of Mt.
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Hiking matters #514: Kita-date (北岳) to Ai-no-dake (間ノ岳) Traverse
TOKYO, JAPAN – It’s been a while since I’ve hiked in Japan (the last one was in 2012 when I
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