Nakasendo

Visiting Satomiya & Shintaki(御嶽神社里宮と新滝)

Nice & cool experience in super hot summer (English version. 3min. 18sec - 日本語字幕付) 御嶽神社の里宮とそのすぐ近くにある新滝を訪問 After...
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Suimu Shrine Annual Festival

Rolling Portable Shrine - Eccentric Local Festival (English version video. 1min. 40sec)  In Kiso town, they buil...
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水無神社例大祭 – みこしまくり(木曽町)

 木曽路のちょうど中央に位置し、古くから中山道の要衝でもあった木曽町。この町では毎年 7 月 22 日と 23 日の二日間に水無神社の例大祭が行われる。これが「天下の奇祭」といわれる所以は、総重量 400 キロという御輿を毎年新しく作り、そ...
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Climbing Mt. Ontake(御嶽山頂上の規制解除)

Mt. Ontake is a major sacred mountain that has 56,300 followers all over Japan. On Saturday, September 27, 2014, at around 11:53 a.m. the volcano erupted suddenly. Sixty-three people were killed; five bodies remain un-recovered. Almost five years after the eruption, the summit is open again. Local government is carefully tring to recover the facilities at the summit.
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Climbing Mt. Bozudake(梅雨空の下、坊主岳に登る)

Climbing Mt. Bozudake (English version with BGM. 1min. 40sec) Mt. Bozudake can be seen from R19 (Modern Day Nakase...
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Tsumago to Magome – One-Day hike on Nakasendo

Nakasendo Trail Day Hike. Walking from Tsumago to Magome post town through Magome-toge pass. Contains two videos.
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Mizukizawa Natural Forest(水木沢天然林)

Mizukizawa Part I (approx. 10 min.) Mizukizawa Part II (approx. 8 min.) 木曽川源流の森「水木沢天然林」を歩く  今回は外国人がほとんど来ない「水木...
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Nakasendo – Torii Pass Hike

 The Torii Pass was one of the toughest places to travel in the Nakasendo during the Edo period. Who could imagine t...
Earth

Fossa Magna – A great fault zone divides Japan

Left: Fossa Magna (Japan), Right: Great Rift Valley (East Africa) Image credit: TDK Process of forming are diffe...
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My favorite walking trail

There is a lovely waterfall at the end of trail. When I have to make some decision, in stead of "thinking", I go to ...