藤向堂　Fujisakido

We arrived at 8:30am at the beginning of Hacchozaka trail, and ventured up to the top of Hirugatake, came back around 5pm, went through 16km/1600m elevation. The top of the mountain is the highest point in the Kanagawa Prefecture. Hirugatake top have open space. Although normally the top of the Hirugatake is supposed to have great view, visible to Tokyo metropolitan area, we did not get to be allowed any view at all in this day. We gratefully paid mandatory fee for usage of toilet for 200yen per each person.

I participated on the Seven Hills Adventure tour again, for Shousenkyo, Yamanashi Prefecture. Their blog post is available in Japanese.  Although the tour leader got lost twice in the mountain, the weather was perfect and view from the top of the rocky mountain was amazing.  It was supposed to be winery visit after running. However, I did not like any of those Japanese red wines that tasted too young.  Since the mountain is famous for crystal mine, one of the top hil is totally white sand beach. The south Alpse is reveals its total figure from the top of the mountain.     It is nice to have running folks to get informed/motivated, but I really don't get along with conservative dudes, who think I should be acting like a commodity of my husband and should be one of those helicopter wife of him, so this would be the last time I would participate on this trail running tour.  Nonetheless, since the place is a...

It is just a short run, but a report spring is coming. :)

 I took my dog to a morning quick trail walk to Kita Tanzawa, up to Himetsugu peak. (1433m) Elv gain app 900m, and 9.5km. Objective of this climb was to find out parking situation for the next step, which is  Hirugatake Peak  back and forth. I was just walking, not running. It took 3 hours and half back and forth for me and dog. The Haccho slope I took was quite steep. I would recommend bringing climbing stick if you have.  After 1000m, it started to be a climbing of a snowy hill My dog noticed many, many dear around this area. As I going down the steep hill, I passed some solo climbers going up. Then I heard horrible sliding noise from the top after a couple of minutes. I hope nobody hurt in that land slide. No view at all in this morning. Trails are not iced up, but wooden board on the trail were slippery because of mixture of snow and frost. Ancient juice can. It's a landmark at this point. I stopped by one of 7-11, and gas s...

I tried to run from Okutama station to Musashi-itsukaichi area in this day. I failed to do so because of remaining snow at the top of Nokogiri mountain and Oodake mountain. I was stupid enough not to bring crampons.  Leaving Hatonosu Hotel at 5:30, catching train around 6am.  View from Atago Mt. at sunrise Atago shrine have deadly steep staircase. Atago Mt Stair case Atago Shrine Tengu statue in the route I saw someone who walked before me had a couple of doggies with them. I could tell from the footsteps on the snow. I wonder how they could take doggies with them, since the course had occasional ladder climbing. I can see if the dogs are toy breed, but the foot print clearly indicated they were bigger breed. Nokogiri (Saw blade Mt.) Fuji-mi hill (Mt. Fuji View hill) Rock garden Aya Fall Tengu Fall In my plan, I was to go to the Bazukari Mt. However, considering the fatigue from fighting slippery g...