Home to half of Mt. Fuji, Shizuoka is a beautiful prefecture. I actually climbed Mt. Fuji from the Shizuoka side, so it will always be special to me. It also can claim to be the final resting place of one of the most famous people in Japanese history — Tokugawa Ieyasu. Read more below!
Mt. Fuji Summit Time: ~9am Elevation: 3,775m To read about our ascent, click here! To read about our time at the summit, click here! The ascending trail is too steep and too crowded to have people descend on it at the same time, so the decent is actually carried out on a...
Subashiri Trail Station 7.5 Time: 1am Elevation: 3,200m To read the first part of this series, the ascent, click here! It’s so much fun to sleep on a rock-hard futon cramped between two other people in a hot room surrounded by snorers, 600m in vertical elevation away...
I cannot believe that this time last year, Hunter, Nikkita, and I were climbing Mt. Fuji together! Since the mountain is closed to hikers this season because of Covid-19, read on and hike with us instead! Tune in tomorrow for part two, The Summit Shuffle! The Subashiri Trail 5th Station...
Shiraito-no-taki (白糸の滝), or Shiraito Falls, is my third waterfall on the list of 100 famous waterfalls in Japan. After visiting, I can say it deserves its spot on that ranking! The name translates into ‘white threads waterfall’ for the many thin streams of water that tumble...
Ready for a hike? This beautiful shrine is located on a hill, with over 1000 steps to the top! If you make it up these stairs, you’ll be rewarded with great views and the chance to see the resting place of Tokugawa Ieyasu! History Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first leader of the Tokugawa...