Alishan on the Move: Bike and Hike to Kanayama in Fukuoka.

Alishan on the Move: Bike and Hike to Kanayama in Fukuoka.: Bike and Hike to Kanayama. One Sunday Morning in March,  7 AM, : *my early Morning Fish-market Job finished,   * the mountains to t...

Alishan on the Move: Esther Did It Again, part 2

Alishan on the Move: Esther Did It Again, part 2: In my last post Mt Unsen was mentioned. So, a few days later Esther got in charge to take us to the mountain for an overnight-er. (Nori...

February Sojourns part 3, Hiking up and around Mt Hiko, Kyushu.

 A picture posting showing some of the scenery while hiking

Mt Hiko in Kyushu.

For more info on Mt Hiko and other tours:

Low Budget hike and sightseeing tours, 
in English and Japanese.

Custom made for small groups by

Your Tour mate Yap Mulder, living in Japan since 1989.

See also our Facebook page, click HERE  https://www.facebook.com/hikingkyushu/

For trips and tips, contact at 090-7587-7677

hikefukuoka(at)gmail(dot)com 

https://twitter.com/YapFukuoka

February Sojourns part 2, Mt Raizan and early blooming sakura

Hiking Mt Raizan in Itoshima, Fukuoka.

  Still wintery and cold but the weather forecast was good 

so no excuse not to go.

We parked at this spacious car-park, what is more or less at the end of the road.

And it has a super clean toilet.

Hey, this is Japan.

 Start of the trail.

 Last water-fill station.

Fresh frost (frozen mist) on the branches.

At the top, time for a hot cuppa.

 Ouch, part of this mountain road got washed away.

But repairs are being made.. it looks like a few-weeks job.

Raizan is famous for Sennyojin Temple and its amazing garden.

A must visit.

Spring is around the corner..

...as early sakura blooming.

"kawatsu sakura"

 Fukuoka Tower is peeping from underneath.

For more info on Mt Raizan and other tours:

Low Budget hike and sightseeing tours, 
in English and Japanese.

Custom made for small groups by

Your Tour mate Yap Mulder, from the Netherlands,

living in Japan since 1989.

See also our Facebook page, click HERE  https://www.facebook.com/hikingkyushu/

For trips and tips, contact at 090-7587-7677

hikefukuoka(at)gmail(dot)com 

https://twitter.com/YapFukuoka

February Sojourns part 1

 Welcome, welcome, welcome.

Here comes a series of 3 updates 

what Hike n See did and saw in February.

Yep, the coldest month of the year...
but it's also the turn-around of the winter towards spring.

Yeah...

   First of All, this maneki neko (fortune cat).

Found her in a display at Mamushi Onsen in Itoshima

She was hand made by an 84 year old lady.

And indeed February brought us good health...

 and (some) fortune :-)

We had some snow the other day...

so time to enjoy a white hike!

After enough picture taking & absorbing of the scenery 

...it was down the trail..

and spearheading for that Mamushi Onsen.

Not a bad day at all.

And true, only a few days later...

An amazing day, weather-wise for sure...

so it was time to hike Mt Iimori

Just at our backyard.

Fukuoka 

with in the center Momochi area with of course, 
Fukuoka Tower.

 Serious Blooming Plum

Wishing Notes 

like these can be found at many temples.

Same can be said about awesome & huge cedar trees.

Boy can they tell tall stories...

 it's just a problem finding a fitting grass-skirt for them...

For visiting places like these 
and or other outdoor activities :

Low Budget hike and sightseeing tours, 
in English and Japanese.

See also our Facebook page, click HERE  https://www.facebook.com/hikingkyushu/

For trips and tips, contact at 090-7587-7677

hikefukuoka(at)gmail(dot)com 

https://twitter.com/YapFukuoka