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Month: January 2016

Kansai Scene – Kansai’s best winter views

January 27, 2016

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Guardian Travel – New Year’s Eve around the world

January 11, 2016

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Japan Today – Best leaf viewing spots

January 11, 2016

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Guardian Travel – Yakushima

January 7, 2016

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Guardian Travel – World’s best food stalls

January 5, 2016

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Guardian Travel – Hiking in Japan

January 4, 2016

http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/aug/06/walking-holidays-japan-best-mountain-hikes-fuji-asahi-tsurugi

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If you plan on doing any walking or trekking in the Japan Alps, be prepared for undulating, up-and-down terrain. A lot of it. 日本アルプスってアップダウンが結構多いかな。 #japan #alps#northalps #outdoors #mountains #hiking #trekking #ig_japan #hyakkeime #trailmagazine #bbctravel #guardiantravelsnaps #natgeo #discoverjapan #日本 #北アルプス #長野 #鷲羽岳 #百名山 #山 #登山 #ハイキング #旅行 #カメラ

Mt. Ryuo-dake (2872m), a handsome little peak just south of Tateyama on the way to Goshiki-ga-hara. 立山の南の方にある龍王岳は何かカッコいい。 #japan #tateyama #alps #toyama #hyakkeime #instajapan #ig_japan #guardiantravelsnaps #hiking #outdoors #hikingadventures #japantrip #mountains #landscape #montbell #日本 #北アルプス #富山 #立山 #ハイキング #登山 #山 #旅行 #アウトドア

Typical Japanese manners and service tend to go out of the window when it comes to mountain huts, but most staff are friendly in my experience, including here at Yakushi-dake hut in the North Alps. 今回行った山小屋の中で、薬師岳山荘、スゴ乗越小屋、槍平小屋が特にフレンドリーな感じだった ^ ^ #japan #alps #tateyama #kamikochi #nagano #hiking #bbctravel #ig_japan #icu_japan #discoverjapan #guardiantravelsnaps #outdoors #hyakkeime #trekking #japanalps #日本 #北アルプス #薬師岳山荘 #スゴ乗越小屋 #槍平小屋 #槍ヶ岳 #薬師岳 #登山 #山 #ハイキング #旅行

A pleasant morning’s ramble along the ridge. North Alps, on the way to Mt. Yari-ga-take (3180m). 朝早くて誰もいない稜線が最高だ。 #japan #yarigatake #nagano #kamikochi #ig_japan #instajapan #guardiantravelsnaps #bbctravel #mountains #alps #hiking #outdoors #hyakkeime #explorejapan #travelersnotebook #日本 #槍ヶ岳 #北アルプス #山 #登山 #ハイキング #旅行 #カメラ #綺麗

Just a few of the very many shrines which are dotted from the foot of Mt. Haguro all the way up to the summit, this being one of the three sacred peaks of the Dewa Sanzan. The area is the centre of Shugendo, a blend of Buddhism and Shinto based on mountain worship, the practitioners of which performed endurance feats which make modern long-distance trail running events look like a walk in the park. Two monks even managed to start the process of mummifying their bodies while they were still alive, and these mummies can now be viewed in nearby Dainichibo and Churenji temples. 出羽三山は歴史が深くて凄く面白いところです。 #japan #dewasanzan #yamagata #ig_japan #yamagatagram #japangram #instajapan #hiking #mountains #outdoors #travel #tohoku #olympus #bbctravel #guardiantravelsnaps #natgeo #日本 #山形 #出羽三山 #山 #登山 #月山 #ハイキング #カメラ #旅行 #夏

The popular Yamadera (which literally means ‘mountain temple’) in Yamagata Prefecture. This is a much smaller and more touristy mountain than the ones I usually climb. 山寺はいつも行く山より低くて人が多い。やっぱり人があまり居ないところの方が好きかな。 #japan #yamadera #yamagata #ig_japan #instajapan #japantrip #hiking #outdoors #temple #instagramjapan #bbctravel #guardiantravelsnaps #olympus #日本 #山寺 #山形 #東北 #山 #登山 #ハイキング #夏 #カメラ #旅行 #旅

A pagoda in the woods. The Dewa Sanzan (three mountains of Dewa) are three sacred peaks in Yamagata Prefecture, all of which have a shrine on the summit. The tallest and most famous of the three is Mt. Gassan (1984m), but the day I climbed it was mostly misty near the top. So here is a shot of the five-storey pagoda in the woods at the foot of Mt. Haguro. The structure is open to visitors for the first (and probably last) time in living memory for a short period until November only. 今まで見た中で羽黒山の五重塔は一番好きだと思います。 #japan #yamagata #haguro #dewasanzan #tsuruoka #instajapan #ig_japan #bbctravel #guardiantravelsnaps #lonelyplanet #hiking #mountains #japantrip #summer #pagoda #olympus #日本 #山形 #鶴岡 #羽黒山 #月山 #山 #登山 #ハイキング #旅行 #夏 #旅

Yesterday was ‘yama-no-hi’ (mountain day), a fairly new national holiday in Japan. Pretty much everyday is mountain day on here for me though. 昨日は山の日だげど、僕のインスタ見たら、毎日は山の日でしょう！ #japan #mountains #yari #nagano #kamikochi #summer #instajapan #ig_japan #bestmountainartist #guardiantravelsnaps #hyakkeime #olympus #travelphotography #explorejapan #日本 #槍ヶ岳 #北アルプス #山 #登山 #山の日 #夏 #カメラ #旅行 #ハイキング #アウトドア

I’m a fan of big mountains right next to the sea. So Mt. Chokai (2236m) in northeast Japan fits the bill nicely. 海の近くの大きな山が好きです #japan #tohoku #yamagata #akita #chokaisan #ig_japan #instajapan #guardiantravelsnaps #mountains #hiking #outdoors #outdoorlife #hyakkeime #travelpics #日本 #鳥海山 #山形 #秋田 #東北 #山 #登山 #ハイキング #カメラ #夏 #旅行 #海

A slight break from North Alps pics, I’ve spent this week climbing Mt. Chokai (2236m), a massive active volcano that straddles the border of Yamagata and Akita prefectures. It’s probably one of the most varied mountains in Japan, with alpine flower meadows, year-round snow fields, great sea views and rocky scrambles up near the summit. 鳥海山はいろんな景色があるから、楽しい山です！ #japan #chokaisan #yamagata #akita #sakata #tohoku #mountains #summer #hiking #olympus #ig_japan #instajapan #bbctravel #guardiantravelsnaps #hyakkeime #traveljapan #outdoorlife #鳥海山 #山形 #秋田 #東北 #山 #ハイキング #百名山 #登山 #夏 #旅行

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