Pilgrimage Takeda Hachimangū
Takeda Hachimangū stands on a small rise on the western edge of the Kitamiyaji settlement in Kamiyama-chō, Nirasaki Cit...
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Pilgrimage 
Pilgrimage Quietly Remembering the Takeda Clan – A Visit to Takeda Shrine
Kai no Kuni – present-day Kofu in Yamanashi Prefecture – is full of places connected to the Takeda family.
Since I h...
Trails Mizugaki-yama: My First Overnight Tent Trip After Returning from the U.S. —A Pilgrimage to Japan’s Sacred Realm of Rock
Introduction — My First Overnight Camp After Returning to Japan
This trip took place in late May, right when the fre...
Trails Mt. Kinpu — Autumn Winds Across the Granite Ridge
A Two-Day Journey from Mizugaki Mountain Lodge
On October 23rd, the autumn sunlight was soft, and hints of the comin...
