As I mentioned earlier, one of the main reasons people come to Sounkyo is for the hiking; and hiking Mt Kurodake in particular. Of course we were going to take […]
Fear
“Fear is a big thing in my life. When I experience it, it helps me choose what to do. What I’m interested in is going where I’ve never been. Fear […]
We’ve both got crabs – Sounkyo, Japan
This morning we took the train from Asahikawa to Kamikawa where we changed over to bus for the rest of the journey to Sounkyo. Sounkyo is a tiny little alpine […]
Asahidake, you're the one…
So much for hiking up Mt Asahidake (rhymes with rubber ducky). This was the view at the bottom of the ropeway (a cable car in Aussie-speak)… And this was the […]
wtf #5…
Ladies take note, it looks like it’s not just for blokes either!
Moerenuma madness – Moerenuma Park, Japan
Woke up seriously bloated this morning. Not surprising really given the volume of food we consumed yesterday! Feeling a bit like the Goodyear blimp trying to navigate our tiny hotel […]
Can’t. Move. Too . Much. Foooood….Sapporo Autumn Food Festival, Japan
Today started with our first traditional Japanese breakfast consisting of grilled fish, egg scrolls, pickles, natto (fermented soy beans!), pureed radish, rice and miso. Not bad at all, although the […]
wtf #4…baby what?!!
Another oddity…
Kanmangafuchi Abyss (and ramen!) – Nikko and Hokkaido, Japan
Last day in Nikko today. The weather had closed in so we got the umbrellas out and went for a stroll along the Kanmangafuchi Abyss. All the way along the […]
5 hours of pain for 2 hours of pleasure – hiking Mt Mae-Shirane-san and Mt Goshiki-yama
Massive hiking day today! We took the bus up to Yumoto Onsen and walked up past the camping ground to the trailhead for our hike up to Mt. Mae-Shirane-san (2373m) […]