What would you do if you had a week to tour Japan?
As a hiker girl on a budget, my natural impulse is to turn
to backpacking.
If everything works out with my visa (check my last post), I
plan on being in Japan about a week before my official start date. This means that I will be *cough* forced (yay!) to find some way to explore
away from Iwate-ken, where I will be teaching. Backpacking is a fun, inexpensive way to tour
the countryside. It gives me an excuse
to stay in affordable backpacker’s hostels while checking out some nature-type
sights (also affordable!) What better way to start my adventure than hiking up
one of the most iconic landmarks of Japan: Mt. Fuji.
This spectacular vulcano has been on my mountain-hiking
bucket list for...well, forever. Although
it’s very touristy, it’s still a respectable climb and will take some prep on
my part. But how does a girl living at
less than 1000 feet elevation train for a mountain over 13,000? I’m hoping that cycling will do the
trick. The goal is to make your body
less dependent on oxygen, since there’s less of it the higher you climb. Cycling, running, and other sports that push
your heart rate and lung capacity can help with this. I will hopefully be posting some info about
the gear that is a must (or what I wished I’d brought) for my hiker friends as
well as some hopefully awesome pictures of the sun rising over the cloud line. Stay tuned for more!
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