Tag Archives: hiking

It’s Culture, innit.

Posted on Saturday, November 11, 2023 by wildinjapan

Hi, blog. November 3rd is Culture Day. My students love to tell me that the origin of Culture Day is the date of the announcement of the post-war constitution, but they conveniently forget that it was a holiday before that; … Continue reading →

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Yoshitaka Walk (The 3rd Time…)

Posted on Sunday, May 7, 2023 by wildinjapan

Hi, blog. Just a very short post. I was unable to get a second post for April, partially because I was busy, partly because the weather was not cooperative, and partly because the wildlife seems to be taking a holiday. … Continue reading →

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The Cloud Grabber, or There and Back Again

Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2021 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. The height of summer is upon us, with daytime temperatures exceeding 35℃ becoming the new normal. The last few days of school were a mixture of rush and slack, with things I needed done but with the help … Continue reading →

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Three Heads are Better than One

Posted on Sunday, February 14, 2021 by wildinjapan

It was National Foundation Day (February 11th) and I found myself leaving home while it was still dark.  Oddly enough, the temperature was slightly higher than an hour later the previous day. I was heading to Tachikawa where I would … Continue reading →

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Gozenyama

Posted on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 by wildinjapan

Hi blog This will be a quick part 1 of two posts (due to the unexpected) November 23rd is the Japanese “Labor Thanksgiving Day”, and it fell on a Monday this year.  Monday is also Ian’s day off.  A hike … Continue reading →

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Shomaru Pass

Posted on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. I was fortunate that my school was closed on Monday, October 5th,  in lieu of the sports day held on a Saturday in September.  The kids had school, the wife had work.  The weather was perfect for hiking.  … Continue reading →

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The Great(?) Escape

Posted on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. Well, my 10 day summer holiday is over.  (Someone at work remarked that since five of those days were weekends and a public holiday, our holidays were actually only five days long.) Not only were they short (as … Continue reading →

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The Slippery Slope

Posted on Thursday, October 31, 2019 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. I can’t believe that the whole of October almost passed without a single post.  Well, to be honest, I had a lot of commitments for practically every weekend of the month.  And we had 20 consecutive days with … Continue reading →

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These boots are made for walking

Posted on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. Sorry about the unintended break from blogging.  Summer holidays involving lots of being on standby at home, rain and work days don’t lead to posts. This post comes courtesy of Ian “the Goat” deciding to return to Japan … Continue reading →

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Mitsumine in the mist

Posted on Saturday, October 24, 2015 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. This is a mostly photographic post that came about in a rather unusual way. Former workmate, occasional hiking buddy and sometime co-conspirator Ian “Goat” was in my neck of the woods for his last two days in the … Continue reading →

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