The Shirakami Sanchi beech forest in Northern Japan
„Oh yes, that is very blue!“ – „Oh, look – how blue it is!,“ shout the Japanese tourists, looking in …
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The 88 Temple Pilgrimage of Shikoku
The first blog post we did in 2006 as a sort of technical test was a report about the „88-Temple-Pilgrimage“ …
A research day trip to the Chimgan Mountains near Tashkent
Although we had an early start in Tashkent, it is already noon by the time we arrive at the Bolshoi …
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Hiking to the Kol Mazar near Arslanbob
The Kol Mazar holy lakes lay behind a range of high mountains. From the village of Arslanbob we hiked up …
Tourism in the Japanese Alps
Until the 19th century, only Shinto pilgrims visited the inhospitable mountains of central Japan. The British missionary Walter Weston was …
Hiking on the Nakasendo
During the Edo Period, the Nakasendo (“the way through the mountains”) was one of the main roads connecting Tokyo – …
