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Japanese As Christmas comes to an end, we are heading straight into the year's finale.　 With each passing year, I feel the days and months slipping by ever more swiftly. How do you all spend this time of year? For me, despite intending ...

Japanese It was a pleasantly warm weekend, hard to believe it's already December. I went hiking to the Konze Alps in Shiga Prefecture. Although it's a low mountain, it has various faces, featuring unique landscapes with peculiar rock for...

Japanese I went hiking to Mount Tsurugi and Jirogyu in Tokushima on the day before Labor Thanksgiving Day. I had actually planned to go the day after my last trip to Awaji Island, but the weather forecast for the next day wasn’t good, so...

Japanese The seasons have abruptly shifted into winter mode. I am not fond of the hot summer, so I am delighted by the crispness of the air, but the sudden change is quite a shock to the body. This weekend, I visited Awaji Island for a g...

Japanese Time flies, it's already November. The days continue to be warm enough to make us sweat, but I hope everyone is keeping well. I've been a bit busy lately, with translation exams and work piling up, and thoughts about the news of...

Japanese I visited Hiyamizuyama, the highest peak of the Hatenashi (Endless) Mountain Range, located on the border between Nara and Wakayama. In ancient times, these mountains were frequented by ascetic monks. The seemingly endless mount...

Japanese I haven't been able to post on the blog for a while, since recently I've been working on the English version of the blog and starting to create a new site. In the midst of all this hustle and bustle, autumn has deepened consider...

Japanese We had a three-day weekend in September, including Respect for the Aged Day, and although the weather forecast was uncertain, we were blessed with clear skies. This time, we hiked to the Central Alps and climbed Mount Tokura and...

Japanese which is located on the borders between Toyama Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, and Gifu Prefecture Even though September has arrived, the temperatures are still scorching, and I find myself yearning for cooler weather. Recently, ...

Japanese For our second peak during the Bon holiday mountain expedition, we made an overnight ascent of Mount Iide. Located at the boundary of Fukushima, Yamagata, and Niigata prefectures, the vast Iide mountain range is home to Mount Ii...