Japan Traverse

I walked (no trains, buses, hitchhiking: all foot-power), non-stop and with full camping gear, across Japan from sea to sea, from the Pacific Coast at Shizunami Kaigan to the Sea of Japan at Tomari, climbing over almost every mountain worth climbing in between. 560 kilometers (350 miles), 43 straight days on the trail and 42 nights in a tent that I'll remember for the rest of my life.

Gearing Up in Tokyo

Pacific Coast and Foothills

Minami Alps

Sojourn in Shiojiri

Mt. Kai Koma-ga-take

Chuo Alps, Mt. Ontake, Mt. Norikura

Kita Alps to the Japan Sea

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Endless Summer

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