After driving past field after field of cherries, Hunter and I finally parked and made our way to 立石寺 (Risshaku-ji), more […]
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Climbing Mt. Fuji — The Descent
Mt. Fuji Summit Time: ~9am Elevation: 3,775m To read about our ascent, click here! To read about our time at […]
Climbing Mt. Fuji — The Summit Shuffle
Subashiri Trail Station 7.5 Time: 1am Elevation: 3,200m To read the first part of this series, the ascent, click here! […]
Climbing Mt. Fuji — The Ascent
Subashiri Trail 5th Station Time: 9am Elevation: 2,000m Our fantastic band of hikers made it to the 5th Station around […]
Japan Stories: Mt. Izuna
If you’ve ever seen a film by Studio Ghibli or know anything about Shinto, you know that things in nature […]
A Passport and Chopsticks 