Ryujin Furusato Village in Ibaraki

On our recent overnight camping trip we stayed at Ryujin Furusato Village in Hitachiota, Ibaraki Prefecture. The campground was a short 15 minute drive from the Ryujin Suspension Bridge. We took a small alley like road off of Road 33 to access the campground. The road was so narrow and obscure that we missed it […]

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Japan Hiking Mt. Kumotori Day #2 Mt. Kumotori to Ome via Okutama

The original plan was to: Hike to the summit of Mt. Kumotori Hike down to the Kamozawa Bus Stop Walk to the Tozura Pontoon Bridge Take a bus to Okutama Station Eat lunch around Okutama Station Hike to the Shiomaru Dam via the Hikawa Gorge Hike to Hatonosu Station Take a train from Hatonosu Station […]

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Hiking Mt. Kumotori Day #1

By hiking standards, we got up quite late at 8:00 am. The earliest bus from Seibu Chichibu Station was at 8:30 am. Typically we like to take the earliest bus possible which is usually at 6:00 am or so. It gives us more cushion on the backend in case something unexpected happens. We got to […]

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