I’m on a fast train when I see a single train track peeling off into the distance. I want to go where that track is going. Maybe the end of that single track is a remote place I can use as the start of an “Ekikhara hike,” a hike from a train station. Beyond the… Continue reading End of the Line
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End of the Line
Now at Tokyo-Narita, NRT. Posted about the end of the line and what’s beyond.
En Route to NRT
Friday, 8:00 a.m. Bullet train, Nagano to Tokyo. I’ll walk around Ueno Park, then continue to NRT (Tokyo-Narita).
Unimpressed Snow Monkeys
Thursday: Went for a hike and saw snow monkeys in the wild. They saw me, but seemed completely unperturbed.
Plain Views of Sado Island
Rice Field #1 Today, I explored part of the plain that bisects Sado Island (an island in the Sea of Japan, off northern Honshu, Japan). Walking on level ground gave my knees a rest after walking up a mountain the previous day. Beyond wanting to be in the countryside, I didn’t have a specific plan.… Continue reading Plain Views of Sado Island
Nagano
Wednesday evening: After taking a hydrofoil and 2 bullet trains, now in Nagano for 2 nights, surrounded by mountains.
Bisecting Sado Island
Wednesday, explored part of the plain that bisects Sado Island.
Snow Line
Tuesday, Sado Island. 360 degree views, 20+ mile hike. Got to the snow line, but didn’t wear my jacket.
Creaky Old Inn
Monday and Tuesday nights in a creaky old traditional inn (ryokan) on Sado Island in the Sea of Japan.
Next up: Sado Island
Monday: Traveling to Sado, final “Island off Islands” I’ll stay in a ryokan and… walk.