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.
