Wakayama Coast – Hashigui Rocks & Engetsu Island

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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"

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

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

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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