Japanese The other day, I finally climbed Mount Ryuo, a place I'd been curious about for a while. It began with a community-wide cleanup event in the morning, where we were busy clearing overgrown weeds from the neighborhood. After finis...

Japanese Regarding the kanji representation of Mt. Tsurugi in the Northern Alps, it's a topic that has seen variations over the years. Some historical context might help clarify this. The use of "劒嶽" (read as "Tsurugi-dake") was an old...

Japanese This weekend was mostly cloudy. Although it didn't rain, we couldn't enjoy a clear blue sky. While gazing at the cloudy sky, I went hiking up nearby Mount Katsuragi for the first time in a while. I usually take the Tengu Valley ...

Japanese Have you ever climbed Mt. Fuji? There are various opinions about it, such as "Mt. Fuji is more of a mountain to look at than to climb," or "I've only climbed Mt. Fuji during the snowy season," voiced by experienced mountaineers ...

Japanese I went up to Mount Katano for the annual Clean Hike. I was worried because there was a typhoon forecast, but thanks to its quick passage, the weather was quite hot. Every year, the first Sunday of June is designated as the mount...

Japanese This weekend, I headed towards Nara. On Saturday, I climbed Mount Nijou, and on Sunday, I did a quick morning climb of Mount Miwa. The rainy season has already begun today. As I walked during this season, I thought it's about ti...

Japanese For this blog post, I'll share my memories of a nostalgic mountain trip I discovered on Yamareco in June 2014. It was a relaxed getaway with the atmosphere of a school reunion, and we stayed at Akadake Kosen in the Yatsugatake M...

Japanese In the third installment of our series, I'd like to share my experience at the Asahi Hut Campground, which I visited last summer. The Asahi hut is located at the northernmost point of the Northern Alps and nestled in the treasur...

Japanese I'd like to share my memories of the Sugoroku Hut, which I stayed at during the three-day weekend in October 2013 when I climbed Mt. Washibadake. The Sugoroku Hut is a mountain hut located at the saddle-shaped depression between...

Japanese As I casually browsed Twitter, I noticed some Yamareco information. Lately, I've been using YAMAP extensively and haven't been using Yamareco much. It occurred to me, "I used to use it in the past, and I might as well install th...