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Small shrine at the summit of Mt Myojo
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Mt Myojogatake summit placard
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One of the men who clear brush and weeds from the dai character
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Placard at the cleared out 'dai' kanji character, that gets lit up during the o-bon festival
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Hakone hiking route map up to Mt. Myojogatake
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One of many water channels cut across the trail, that you're asked to scoop a handful of debris from
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Sign on Hakone hiking trail asking hikers to clear 'even one handful' of dirt from the water channels cut across the trail.
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Hakone Yumoto to Mts. Sengen and Takanosu, then to Chisuji Falls and to Gora
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Milk promotion board poster at Tonosaka station
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Chisuji falls feels more dramatic than this photo suggests, it was a great spot to arrive at
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Summit of Mt Sengen reached after a 2:20 climb
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Yusaka-michi Hiking Course in Hakone has paving stone sections that get slick in the rain
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Entrance to Yusakamichi Hiking Course in Hakone Japan
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Mt. Kintoki counter-clockwise hiking route from Shrine trailhead
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Mt. Kintoki summit chaya shaved ice with big stewed sweet beans
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Summit of Mt. Kintoki in Hakone
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Trail condition ascending Mt. Kintoki in Hakone
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Roosters at the foot of Mt. Kintoki in Hakone
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Map of Hike from JR Zushi through Nagoe Kiridoshi to Kamakura and on to Kita-Kamakura
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View of the beach near Kamakura, with Enoshima in the distance, from the observation area in Jomoji Ryokuchi Park
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Osarubatake quarry is about 800m long and was used to quarry the stone for various works in Kamakura.
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The Nagoe Kiridoshi near Zushi, Japan, is one of the seven ancient passes cut into the mountains surrounding Kamakura.
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Maru the Shiba restin' in his favorite spot at the Tsushintai.
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Sign in Yokohama Japan warning about purse snatchers. 'Use an anti-theft net on your bike basket! Keep your bag on the side away from the middle of the road!'
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A ~12km hike from JR Kounandai to JR Kamakura, on the 'Kamakura Ten'en Hiking Trail' in the Kamakura Alps.
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Ten’en on the Kamakura hiking trail is the highest point In Yokohama
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Maru the shiba, post 'peach butt cut'.
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The pet spa we take Maru to is at the vet. Fortunately he likes the female employees there and goes without protest. This is a checkup sheet noting they found some redness and that they gave him a peach butt cut. Lol
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Victorinox collection. Top is my FIL's 'Fisherman' model, which he used as an avid fisherman. The foreground shows two Classic SD's which my own father carried every day. The upper left is my 'Explorer'. I cleaned up the older ones today, applying some rust remover and oil. It is FIL's death day, today, so I was meditating on fatherhood as I polished.
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This is what the Mr Kurobi / Akagi trail looks like for the first 90 min: steep and rocky.
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It's rainy season in Japan and Maru is NOT feeling it!
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Maru the Shiba enjoying his favorite big field at the park
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Maru the Shiba's tail sticking out from the deck swing, looks like Totoro
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A pretty section of one of our dog walk routes, showing a small island in a river, with sakura trees in bloom.
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Hase station on the Enoden line that stretches from Kamakura to Enoshima.
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Maru the Shiba asleep in my arms after a long day of play.
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Sea Kayaking fun
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