Walked on a pedestrian path through a two kilometer tunnel to Lake Toya in Shikotsu-Toya National Park.
Tag: Japan National Parks
Hell Valley
Walked through Jigokudani (Hell Valley), Shikotsu-Toya National Park.
Shikotsu-Toya National Park
Hiked up Mt. Monbetsu in Shikotsu-Toya National Park. Got the best cell phone signal ever.
Hiking at 6,000 Feet
Hiked at 6,000 feet elevation in Daisetsusan National Park. Brief revelations as clouds repeatedly rose and fell.
My Kagoshima: Kirishima Volcanic Group Practicalities
From Karakunidake. There’s nothing like a decent hike after a long series of flights. I previously posted how to get from Kagoshima Airport to a hotel on the edge of the Kirishima Volcanic Group of Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park. The hourly bus from the airport takes you to the Kirishima Iwasaki Hotel in 47 minutes. If you arrive… Continue reading My Kagoshima: Kirishima Volcanic Group Practicalities
My Kagoshima: Chunking the Map
I’m filled with questions when I look at a map of a place I have never visited. How do I chunk up a manageable journey through this place? How do I get there? Which areas do I visit? Where are the hiking trails? Where are the trailheads? How do I get around? How do I… Continue reading My Kagoshima: Chunking the Map
Unzen-Amakusa National Park
Unzen-Amakusa National Park. Every time I saw a sign pointing to a peak, I climbed the peak.
Mt. Takachiho
Kirishima … National Park. Ridge trail, then climb (Mt. Takachiho, 5,160 ft.). Most of the trail was 2011 ash.
Kirishima-Kingowan National Park
Posted about a hike today in Kirishima-Kingowan National Park.
Postcard From Yakushima
Postcard for C and D from the island of Yakushima. It was my admission ticket to Yakushima National Park.