Since I got back I sort of forgot about blog writing and all that, but suddenly at around 3:45am on Friday morning, the last day of my two-week isolation, I felt the impulse to write what's happened so far. No Idea why. It was preventing me from sleeping though so I had to. This post... Continue Reading →
Yuru Camp Backpacking (part 3) / Bye Bye Japan
I won't do any contents links since there's only one Yuru Camp location in this post. If you're interested in reading my Yuru Camp content you can read part 1 and part 2 here. The rest is me accounting what I've been up to. Fortunately for those that came here for Yuru Camp, it's the... Continue Reading →
Yuru Camp Backpacking (Part 2)
So now for the second leg. These are the areas around Kofu, north of Minobu. Use the contents to skip to where you want, or read it in chronological order by heading to the next page. Part 1 will be linked below too. Selva/Liquor StoreLake ShibireWild CampingYamanashi StationFuefukigawa Fruit ParkHottarakashi OnsenEastwood Camping Grounds Link to... Continue Reading →
Yuru Camp Backpacking (Part 1)
I'm writing this introduction after the Lake Motosu/Shizuoka leg. Since these trips are probably going to span across a couple weeks, I'm going to write this as I go along. Most people that I've read on the internet have done their Yuru Camp pilgrimages with a car, which is definitively the most efficient way of... Continue Reading →
Going for a Walk and Hiking Preparations
Going for a Walk It's pretty much the same story as the last post. Nothing much has happened in the past few days, and there are very few guests for lunch, and almost none for sleeping. A few days ago I was told I could have some time off so I decided to go on... Continue Reading →
Work, Kuonji and Yuru Camp
I got picked up on Monday from Minobu Station by Damien, a french guy working at the ryokan. https://flic.kr/p/2iGQQSB This is where the Minobu Manju shop that's featured in Yuru Camp is, and it had a lot of customers. https://flic.kr/p/2iGQQTy There was also a few posters on the window of the souvenir shop. All the... Continue Reading →