Hiking matters #202: Outdoor shops in Osaka (大阪), Japan

After my three dayhikes in Kansai., I stayed in a hotel near the Osaka Main Station (大阪駅) in Umeda (梅田),

Hiking matters #199: Yamanobe-no-Michi (山之辺の道), the ancient trail in Tenri, Nara, Japan

From October 7-9, 2011 I was in the Kansai region in Japan, basing myself in Osaka, to do three short

Going up Mount Hiei (比叡山) near Kyoto, Japan was a dream for me, having read about the mountain several times

OSAKA, JAPAN – Finally, the sun! For the first three days I’ve been here it has been raining, but today,

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