Post-disaster trail check: Peace Pagoda, Ushita-yama, Mitate-yama

July 19, 2018July 19, 2018 Paul Walsh 252 Views 0 Comment Hiking

After the recent unprecedented rainfall that resulted in flooding and landslides around Hiroshima city and the wider region it may

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Magical Miyajima in Autumn

November 14, 2016December 21, 2017 jjwalsh 3147 Views 0 Comment Autumn, Autumn colors, Day trip, good views, Hiking, Miyajima

November in Hiroshima usually offers beautiful clear, often warm days to enjoy the autumn colors outdoors. There is no better

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Taishaku-kyo Gorge

November 3, 2016November 20, 2016 Paul Walsh 2189 Views 0 Comment Autumn, Autumn colors, Day trip, Hiking

This beautiful 15km long canyon in the northeast of Hiroshima prefecture has many natural features and is a popular place

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Dangyo-kei Gorge

June 16, 2016October 13, 2016 Paul Walsh 2147 Views 4 Comments Hiking, Ohnan, Shimane

The Dangyokei gorge is a spectacular natural beauty spot in Ohnan in Shimane Prefecture with great access.

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Hiking Sandan-kyo Gorge

October 28, 2015October 25, 2017 Paul Walsh 6109 Views 2 Comments Akiota, Hiking

Sandan-kyo is a beautiful hiking spot where you can leave your worries behind and recharge your batteries.

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Ushita Alps Part 1

September 18, 2015June 16, 2016 Paul Walsh 2439 Views 0 Comment Hiking, Ushita-yama

Ushita-yama, unsurprisingly, looks over the neighborhood of Ushita in Higashi-ku. The summit is only 261m, but offers nice views over

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Ushita Alps Part 2

September 18, 2015November 12, 2016 Paul Walsh 1521 Views 0 Comment Hiking, Ushita-yama

This is Part 2 of a 3 part series of posts describing the 7km trail between Peace Pagoda and Big

View over Hiroshima city from Mitate-yama

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Ushita Alps Part 3

September 18, 2015November 12, 2016 Paul Walsh 1832 Views 1 Comment Hiking

This is the final post in a 3 part series describing the 7km trail between Peace Pagoda and Big Wave

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Gokurakuji-yama Hike

September 10, 2015May 9, 2017 Paul Walsh 3238 Views 2 Comments Hatsukaichi, Hiking

Miyajima gets all the attention and Mt Misen all the crowds. However, not far from the ferry port to the

View of a small uninhabited island in the seto inland sea seen from the summit of Mt. Misen on Miyajima in Hiroshima, Japan

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Up and Down Miyajima: Climbing Mt. Misen

August 20, 2014September 8, 2017 Jonah Dollery 10129 Views 0 Comment Hiking, Miyajima

I spent some time recently perched, cross-legged on one of mount Misen’s ancient rocks, listening to the wind and the

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Gorge-ous Sandankyo

June 9, 2014November 3, 2016 Kiana Froese 3821 Views 2 Comments Day trip, Hiking

Recently, I visited the Sandankyo Gorge at the recommendation of locals. I arrived at this beautiful place just an hour

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Mitate-yama Hike

October 3, 2012June 16, 2016 Paul Walsh 3310 Views 3 Comments Hiking

Follow in the footsteps of Mōri Terumoto, the 16th Century daimyo who had a castle stronghold built upon the Otagawa

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Peace Pagoda Hike

March 29, 2012November 13, 2016 Paul Walsh 7213 Views 7 Comments Hiking

The trail up to the Peace Pagoda on Mt Futaba (139m) starts just a few hundred meters from Hiroshima Shinkansen

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Peace Pagoda

February 29, 2012June 11, 2018 Paul Walsh 4699 Views 0 Comment Hiking, Hiroshima station area, peace, sightseeing, Ushita

One of the first things people notice when they arrive in Hiroshima on the shinkansen bullet train is the bulbous