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Mirror Pond: Myojin-ike

Posted in Hiking, Nagano, Photography, tagged autumn, fall, Hiking, japan, Japanese poetry, Myojin-dake, Myojin-ike, Nagano, photography, poetry, Ryokan, September, waka, Zen on 2013/09/11| 2 Comments »

On Silver Week 2012, I went hiking in Kamikochi, heading on a relatively easy path to Myojin-ike (明神池).

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Hakusan Misadventures

Posted in Hiking, Ishikawa, tagged 白山, Hakusan, Hiking, Ishikawa, mountain, nature on 2012/01/19| 2 Comments »

My recent post about Shirakawa-go reminded me that I hadn’t actually discussed the ways in which Hakusan, Ishikawa’s holy mountain, has tried to take me out. First, I feel like I need to stress that Mt. Hakusan (白山） is not a bad hike. It’s not an easy hike for a beginner, but even if you don’t have all the right hiking equipment, it’s not impossible. Japanese hikers will go all out with the hiking gear, and if you have the equipment or the money to buy some, there are plenty of athletic stores like Montbell in Kanazawa.