As Japan is becoming a popular destination amongst foreigners for skiing, more and more people are finding what Japan has to offer in the form of hiking. With 70% of Japan’s land mass covered by mountains there is everything from easy forest walks to advanced ice climbing. Recently there has been an increase in English language blogs on hiking and climbing in Japan. Here are a few that might help you to plan a hike in Japan
The first blogs are written by the prolific Wes Lang, a highly experienced climber who has climbed all Hyakumeisan (100 famous mountains) in Japan.
1) http://hikinginjapan.com
Hiking in Japan is a guide written by Wes packed with information on mountains and trails in Japan. He has over 100 mountains listed on his site.
2) http://www.tozantales.wordpress.com
Another blog written by Wes but with a more personal account of his various climbs and hikes.
This blog has some fantastic writing and some even more amazing photography. Quite inspiring stuff.
4) http://www.onehundredmountains.blogspot.com
This is another very well written blog by a Brit about the 100 famous mountains of Japan.
5) http://www.hana2009.wordpress.com
Another blog by a Brit about trail running. A fascinating account of some incredibly fast ascents up Japanese mountains.
6) http://hanameizan.wordpress.com/
Written by the same guy except this includes trails he ran on the 100 famous mountains with his dog.
7) http://www.steepdeepjapan.com
This is a backcountry skiiing site and has some snow hiking reports.
This contains some hiking information for Kyushu and Shikoku
9) http://tombouquet.wordpress.com/
An interesting blog about volcanoes in Japan.
10) http://www.evergreen-hakuba.com/
This is an excellent site for hiking, snow shoeing, skiing and mountain boarding in the Hakuba area of Japan.
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