Hokkaido 2019: Cape Sōya (宗谷岬)
At the very northern tip of Hokkaido is Cape Sōya. This is the northernmost point in all of Japan and I arrived there after several…
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Daisetsuzan 2019: A final meal before leaving Daisetsuzan
I got up early on my final morning in Daisetsuzan to pack up my backpack. Before hitting the road there was a final meal served…
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Daisetsuzan 2019: Coming down the ropeway
With my time wandering around Daisetsuzan now over, I hiked to the ropeway station to ride the gondola back down to the lower station. For…
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Daisetsuzan 2019: Wandering through the clouds
Having come down from the slopes of Mt Asahidake due to bad weather, I stopped at the rest area by the steam vents for a…
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Daisetsuzan 2019: Climbing partway up Mt Asahidake
Near the steam vents on the west side of Mt Asahidake there’s a rest area that connects to the trail going up to the top…
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Daisetsuzan 2019: Steam Vents
At the base of the west side of Mt Asahidake are steam vents that are continuously spewing volcanic gases. A short trail leads up to…
Daisetsuzan 2019: Approaching Mt Asahidake
When I arrived at the upper ropeway station the clouds around Mt Asahidake were largely gone and the sun was shining very brightly. Right outside…
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Daisetsuzan 2019: Asahidake Ropeway
At the Asahidake Onsen ropeway station I bought a roundtrip ticket and boarded the next gondola heading up to the heart of Daisetsuzan. Thankfully the…
Daisetsuzan 2019: Asahidake Visitor Center and Walking Path
I arrived at Asahidake Onsen in the evening and would be staying two nights there so that I’d have a full day at Daisetsuzan National…
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Hokkaido 2019: Patchwork Road (パッチワークの路)
My second stop in the region near Biei was at Patchwork Road. Like Panorama Road, Patchwork Road is not so much an individual road as…
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