JMT 2019 JMT Day 1：The Day I Started Earlier Than Expected
Four Days Earlier Than My Original Permit Date—JMT Started Before I Was Ready
(Happy Isles → Camping zone near the C...
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JMT 2019 
JMT 2019 JMT 2019 — A Pilgrimage to the Sierra Nevada SanctuaryPreparation
I’m finally going to put into words the record of my 2019 journey on the John Muir Trail (JMT). Those 21 days were one ...
Pilgrimage Takeda Hachimangū
Takeda Hachimangū stands on a small rise on the western edge of the Kitamiyaji settlement in Kamiyama-chō, Nirasaki Cit...
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...
Gear Durston X-Dome 1+ Field Review: The Truth and Reality of an Innovative UL Freestanding Tent Forged in the Shirane Sanzan Traverse
Introduction
At the end of September 2025, I embarked on a 4-day, 3-night traverse of the Shirane Sanzan (Hirogawara...
Trails Shirane Sanzan Traverse – Part II: Beneath the Clouds and Into the Rain
Day 3 – A Day Beneath the Clouds
This was supposed to be the true highlight of the ridgeline—a day of walking throug...
Trails Shirane Sanzan Traverse – Part I: Into the Storm and Light
Late September.For my second major outing in the Southern Alps, I chose to traverse one of its true core routes: the S...
Trails Walking the Mountains of Rebirth: A Spiritual Journey across Mt. Houou
鳳凰三山 ― 天と地を結ぶ山で感じた、再生の旅
Walking the Mountains of Rebirth: A Spiritual Journey across Mt. Houou
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