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ADVENTURE BLOG
Whenever things don't go to plan, just remember, if you live through today's struggle you'll have a good story to tell tomorrow. Every hike is a struggle; a challenge to the top - some much more than others. Let me share with you some of my greatest stories of both incredible accomplishment and epic failure.


A Wild North Japan Weekend: Namahage demons & a frozen waterfall
So technically this is two separate events in very different locations, but since they took place within the span of 4 days, it all feels...
Marc Wilkinson
Oct 124 min read


The Hidden (Danger) Road to Mt Kobushi
Mountains: Mt. Tosaka (Mt. Keikan) 鶏冠山, Mt. Tokusa 木賊山, Mt. Kobushi 甲武信ヶ岳 Access: Nishizawa Keikoku Parking In early September 2023, I...
Marc Wilkinson
Sep 135 min read


The Secret Shrine in Mount Ryogami's danger valley
Mountain: Ryōgami (1723m) Trailhead: Shorisasu (Access only by car. Phone reservation needed) Mount Ryogami (Ryōgami-san) is one of...
Marc Wilkinson
Apr 27, 20244 min read


The Sacred Monkeys of Mt Nantai
Mountain: Mt. Nantai (男体山) 2,486m Nearest Station: Nikko Bus Stop: Nikko Futarasan Shrine It was spring in 2020, and I had just gone...
Marc Wilkinson
Feb 16, 20244 min read


Traversing a Snow Capped Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji (富士山)3,776m. Trailhead: Fujinomiya Starting point: Fujinomiya 5th Station * Note of warning: Mt. Fuji is EXTREMELY...
Marc Wilkinson
Jan 1, 20226 min read


The long & snowy journey to a secret hot spring in Kinunuma
Mountain: Kinunuma (鬼怒沼) 2,141m Closest station: Kinugawa-Onsen Closest bus stop: Meotobuchi Mt. Kinunuma is known for it's high...
Marc Wilkinson
Dec 20, 20214 min read


Trapped in a typhoon and fog on Mt. Nikko-Shirane
Mountain: Mt. Nikko Shirane (日光白根山)2,578m Nearest Station: Nikko Station (still 2 hours away...) Bus station: Nikko Shiranesan Ropeway...
Marc Wilkinson
Dec 8, 20214 min read


Gross Sweaty Bug filled Mount Amagi
Mountain: Amagi (天城山)1,406m It was the last day of July in 2017, and my friend Yuika had invited me to go on a big summer hike with her...
Marc Wilkinson
Nov 3, 20214 min read


Caught in a treacherous blizzard on Nasudake
Mountain Range: Nasudake (那須岳) Peaks: Mount Asahi (朝日岳)1,896m Mount Chausu (茶臼岳) 1,915m The higher the mountain is, the greater the...
Marc Wilkinson
Oct 15, 20214 min read


Three times up Mt Tanigawa - "The Mountain of Death"
Mountain: Tanigawa (谷川岳)Region:Gunma Nearest Station: Doai (土合駅) The Jagged slopes up Mt Tanigawa from Nishikuro Ridge Gunma Prefecture...
Marc Wilkinson
Jul 15, 202110 min read


A Winter Hike on Mt. Nyoho - in Spring
Mt. Nyoho (2,483m) 女峰山 Closest Train Station: Nikko (日光駅) Starting point: Kirifuri Plateau (霧降高原) End point: Nikko Futarasan Shrine...
Marc Wilkinson
Mar 9, 20214 min read
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