Wakayama Coast – Hashigui Rocks & Engetsu Island
Nature

Wakayama Coast – Hashigui Rocks & Engetsu Island

What? The coastline of Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県) is dotted with impressive cliffs, enigmatic caves...

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Watching Pandas in Adventure World
Activities & theme parks

Watching Pandas in Adventure World

What? Adventure World is a zoo-slash-theme-park with as the main attraction a handful of giant pan...

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Hiking in Osaka's Backyard
Hiking & walking

Hiking in Osaka's Backyard

What? Hirakata (枚方市) is most famous for its amusement park, but it can also serve as a getaway from...

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Oiwagadake - Pretty Nice
Hiking & walking

Oiwagadake - Pretty Nice

What? It’s hard to call Oiwagadake (大岩岳) a peak, so let’s just say it tops at 384 meters . The area...

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Little Hira Wetplant Hike
Hiking & walking

Little Hira Wetplant Hike

What? Little Hira (リトル比良) is an area part of the Hira Mountain range . With a range of 500 to 700m, ...

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Short Stop in Imabari
Castles & history

Short Stop in Imabari

What? The Imabari Castle (今治城) is a concrete replica of a castle built by Todo Takatora, a famous J...

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A Drive in Ehime Prefecture
Nature

A Drive in Ehime Prefecture

What? Izumidani (泉谷) is a tiny village which only claim to fame are its rice terraces that are per...

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Taking the Rough Trail on Mount Ishizuchi
Hiking & walking

Taking the Rough Trail on Mount Ishizuchi

What? Mount Ishizuchi (石鎚山) is a 1982m high mountain, making it the tallest point in western Japa...

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Mt. Kokuzo - Sauna & spiderwebs
Hiking & walking

Mt. Kokuzo - Sauna & spiderwebs

What? Mount Kokuzo or Kokuzosan (虚空蔵) is 596m tall mountain in central Hyogo Prefecture (兵庫県). The...

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Utsukushigahara Highland
Hiking & walking

Utsukushigahara Highland

What? Utsukushigahara Highland (美ヶ原高原) is a flat area 2000 meters above sea level. It has a few e...

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Hopping and Dangling through Kamakura Valley to Hyakujoiwa
Hiking & walking

Hopping and Dangling through Kamakura Valley to Hyakujoiwa

What? The Kamakura Valley (鎌倉峡) was cut out from the surrounding landscape by the Funasaka River (船...

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Cycling Southern Hachijojima
Nature

Cycling Southern Hachijojima

What? Hachijojima (八丈島) is one of the volcanic Izu Islands (伊豆諸島) located south of Tokyo (東京). T...

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Hachijojima - Cows & Turtles
Activities & theme parks

Hachijojima - Cows & Turtles

What? Hachijojima (八丈島) is one of the volcanic Izu Islands (伊豆諸島) located south of Tokyo (東京). The...

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Aogashima – Matryoshka Crater Island
Hiking & walking

Aogashima – Matryoshka Crater Island

What? Aogashima (青ヶ島) is part of the Izu Islands (伊豆諸島), and while it is inhabited, it is strangely...

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The Mount Fuji of Hachijojima
Hiking & walking

The Mount Fuji of Hachijojima

What? Hachijojima (八丈島) is one of the volcanic Izu Islands (伊豆諸島) located south of Tokyo (東京). The...

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Mount Daimonjiyama Without the "dai"
Hiking & walking

Mount Daimonjiyama Without the "dai"

What? Daimonjiyama (大文字山) is a 466m high mountain to the northeast of Kyoto (京都). Its easy accessi...

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Northern Okinawa - Three Times Near Nago
Hiking & walking

Northern Okinawa - Three Times Near Nago

What? The northern part of the subtropical island Okinawa (沖縄) consists of the city of Nago (名護市) a...

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Winter Mount Kongo
Hiking & walking

Winter Mount Kongo

What? Mount Kongo (金剛山) is a very accessible 1125m high mountain in the Kansai region. While the h...

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