Hiking matters #741: Mt. Sobo (祖母山), forested mountain in Kyushu

Continued from Hiking matters #740: From Mt. Aso, we headed to a very nice guesthouse called LAMP at the foot

Hiking matters #740: Mt. Aso, the fabled volcano in Kyushu

The pandemic interrupted my hiking journeys, including my quest to climb the Hyakumeizan or the 100 Famous Mountains of Japan,

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – Unfortunately I only had four days in Kyushu, and I had to devote one day to

FUKUOKA, JAPAN – As soon as we started to ascend through the stone staircase surrounded by the torii, temples and

FUKUOKA, JAPAN – Three months after our very successful Kyushu summer hiking trip, we are back in Japan’s southernmost main

KAGOSHIMA, JAPAN – After the warmup-turned-challenge hike of Homanzan (Hiking matters #521), Jeshua and I proceeded to one of the main

FUKUOKA, JAPAN – Three weeks ago, I had fantastic hiking trip that covered some of Japan’s highest peaks, and during the trip my

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