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| I'd like some advice to plan a trek in Japan for our honeymoon next year. We want to do it without a guide and would appreciate some advice on routes and also nice guesthouses to book along the way. Any suggestions for particularly romantic locations welcome! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
jodiepodie jodie harris Post Count: 4 Msg: #1 197 days ago, May 7th 2009 | I'm planning our honeymoon for next spring and have heard about a walk from Tokyo towards Kyoto along an old trade road. Does anybody know about this walk and how we can independently organise relatively cheap places to stay (B&B's)along the way? I don't think we would have time to walk the whole way so any suggestions as to what kind of distances we could expect to cover in 7 days would be great. | Alternatively, does anybody know of any other really good trecks that we could plan out there? Thanks! [Edited: 16:45 - jodiepodie ]  Jo Trouble Jo McCarthy Post Count: 2969 Msg: #2 191 days ago, May 13th 2009 | Hi Jodie, | Welcome to TravelBlog. I have the Lonely Planet 'Hiking in Japan' which I still use sometimes - has been quite good. If you're considering going up Mt Fuji, I highly recommend doing the overnight one to see the sunrise. I haven't heard of the walk you're referring to from Tokyo, but if I find anything I'll post a link here. For accomodation check out Hostelworld.com. [Edited: 14:20 - Jo Trouble ] jodiepodie jodie harris Post Count: 4 Msg: #3 191 days ago, May 13th 2009 | Hi - thanks very much, I didn't know about the hiking book! |  glueckspilz Sven Glückspilz Post Count: 1 Msg: #4 101 days ago, August 11th 2009 | Hi Jodie, | walking from Tokyo to Kyoto sounds like an unusual adventure though. I've been hiking a little bit around Hakone (pretty much between Tokyo and Kyoto) on some ancient trade road which was very nice and not too much crowded. For accomodation, there are Japanese hostels in many places, just have a look at: http://www.jyh.or.jp/english/index.html --> these hostels are often somewhat different in a positive way to the backpacker hostels in Tokyo or Kyoto. Beside that, if you're into trecking, why not checking out the Japanese Alps arround Nagano, the area south-east of Osaka. These are supposed to be beatifull spots. Further, I found this page very helpfull: http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/ On the German page, they even offered some free information brochures that I just ordered yesterday. And pls. don't miss to check: http://www.japan-guide.com/ Best regards, ki o tsukete Sven  Cocodrilo Cocodrilo Post Count: 11 Msg: #5 41 days ago, October 11th 2009 | Have a look at this site, too. | http://japanhike.wordpress.com/ I'd stay in the low elevations in the spring, as there are plenty of avalanches in the higher elevations and snow trekking is tricky. I've done the Tsumago-magome trial, as well as the Kibune hiking route in northern Kyoto, and I hear the Kumano trails (in the Koyasan area)are very nice. Incidentally, Mt Fuji is open from mid-July. There will still be snow on the mountain in the spring, and it is a very dangerous time to climb. You'd also need special permission form authorites... Number of Users: 4 | Number of Posts: 5 | |||||||||||||
