3 countries & 1.5 peaks in a week
- elevation gained on foot 3965m (base start isn't sea level)
- 4095m peak @ Kinabalu 27/06/2013
&
3300m @ Fuji 4/7/2013 (476m short of summit)
#Perth to Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu (26/6/2013)
[Day 0 W]
-> Perth to KL to KK
-> Couple hours wait, time for Lunch
-> Left Perth early, arrived KK late (Long Day)
-> KFC @ KK Airport, late night snack
-> Dinner in a small place in KK - Nasi & Grilled Chicken
-> Shopping for Hiking supplies - water, dried food and some other snacks
#Kota Kinabalu
[Day 1 T]
-> 6am - Early start off to Mount KK
[Day 2 F]
-> 2am - KK - Pendant Hut @ 3,280m to the Summit
-> Hike down, arrived back to Masada Backpacker (Kota Kinabalu, Sabah)
#Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur to Osaka
[Day 3 S]
-> Epic long day
-> Airports, buses, taxi
#Osaka
[Day 4 S]
-> didn't arrive to Odori Guesthouse until ~3am
-> Thanks so much to Kinki and Ayumi, waited up for us
-> Sleep
-> Awesome breakfast @ Ichiban!
-> Osaka Aquarium KAIYUKAN
-> Dinner @ Odori - Pasta!
#Wakayama (couple hours)
[Day 5 M]
-> Day trip to Wakayama Castle/Ōta castle
-> Bicycle ride to get Saga beef
-> Dinner - Pasta made by me, Kobe & Saga Beef by Boss Lady
-> Sentō - Japanese communal bath house
#Osaka to Koyasan (maybe 3hours)
[Day 6 T]
->train and chairlift to Koya
->walk the mountain and the tombs
#Koyasan to Shizuoka (half days travel)
[Day 7 W]
->5am for morning prayers
->check out the temples
->set off for Shizuoka
->Dinner with Madoka-san and mum
->Long hard pack for Fuji
#Shizuoka to Fuji (few hours)
[Day 8 T]
->after a few hour sleep we set off, first thing 5am
->Shizuoka -> Tōkaidō Shinkansen -> Mishima -> Tōkaidō Main Line -> Numazu -> Gotemba Line -> Gotemba station
-> Taxi to Fuji ~5,000Y (no convenient buses, start too late in the day)
-> the fight for our survival begins
#Fuji to Shizuoka (few hours)
[Day 9 F]
->stay all morning till lunch time, no signs of weather clearing :(
->had to abandon the reach to the summit ~400m short
->back to Shizuoka
#Shizuoka to Tokyo (few hours)
[Day 10 S]
->breakfast & laundry
->set off for Tokyo, struggled to find accomodation
#Tokyo to Shizuoka to Osaka (half days travel)
[Day 11 S]
-> Took my mate around the usual hot spots. Shibuya, Akihabara, Shinjuku
-> Set off to pickup our luggage bags in Shizuoka
-> Train to Osaka
#Osaka
[Day 12 M]
-> Andrew left with the morning train to the Airport and set back to Perth
-> I went shopping in Shinsaibashi (心斎橋) is a district in the Chūō-ku ward of Osaka
-> RnR
-> One of the best dinners I had, super juicy steak, fatty was so creamy and the flavour!
-> Topped off by a cake made by Kinki
#Osaka to Aso-san (half days travel, maybe more)
[Day 13 T]
-> 9th of July
-> Set sail for Aso-san!
-> Shinkansen down south to Kumamoto, it was a super beautiful way to travel from Shinkansen to old railways (Kyushu Railway)
-> Climbing altitude +400m by train
-> Checked into Base at Aso-San: Aso Base Backpackers then went to find some Ramen and Gyoza
-> Hired a bicycle and tried to climb up Mt Aso, I got about 3/4 of the way, AMAZING country side
#Aso-san to Yufuin (few hours)
[Day 14 W]
-> Morning research, where should i go and how should i do it?
-> Wanted to try some famous pastry shop in the area, bought some random cakes like a Madeleine
-> Took the bus up to Aso-san, got off early and took the trekking route up to the volcano (I think i climbed Kishimadake)
-> Attempted to hike to Mt Nakadake (1km away from Nakadake), I had to turn back to get back to Aso to catch the last train to Yufuin, Oita.
-> Dinner @ Yufuin - Lucky they had an English menu haha
-> Checked into Yufuin Country Road Youth Hostel. A very long walk from the station with my 30kg pack. I took a Taxi. Approx half hour walk
#Yufuin
[Day 15 T]
-> Walked around the whole of Yufuin. I was too wrecked to climb any moutains.
-> I had a burger made by some Yakuza looking guy, he was riding a modified zx6r from memory. I hadn't seen to many custom bikes in Japan, especially big bikes
-> Dinner @ the guest house
#Yufuin to Hakata to Miyajima (half days travel)
[Day 16 F]
-> Set of from Yufuin around 8am
-> Went to Hakata to watch the Hakata Gion Festival, I went to watch a movie as well (Pacific Rim), had to wait for the festival to start
-> Set off to Hiroshima > Miyajima
-> Checked into Miyajima Backpackers
-> Okonomiyaki for dinner, a local specialty of Hiroshima
#Miyajima to Osaka (couples hours)
[Day 17 S]
-> First off in the morning to Miyajima Island by ferry to explore
-> Picked the hardest route up Mt Misen, one of the hottest days in Japan
-> Got lost and ended up on the other side of the island, took hours to get back & i saw no one :)
-> Set off to Osaka, I couldn't find any accommodation anywhere for Saturday night :(
-> Lunch in the Hiroshima station, ahhhh so good after a hard days hiking
-> Odori was lucky enough to let me stay in the living room of the guest house, absolute life savers
-> Soba for dinner AMAZING YUM @ Odori
-> Then to Japanese bar for a pint of Asahi and assorted condiments
#Osaka to Nagoya to Matsumoto (half days travel)
[Day 18 S]
-> No rest for me, set sail to Matsumoto
-> Osaka > Nagoya > Matsumoto
-> Checked into MBP Matsumoto Backpackers
-> Hiked Matsumoto looking for water springs, Castles and high points for photography
#Matsumoto to Nagoya to Osaka (half days travel)
[Day 19 M]
-> Went off into the Northern Alps @ 5am
-> Did a 6km+ hike but didn't see anything worthwhile, I need to come back and camp in the alps I believe
-> Train back to Osaka!
-> Checked into Odori
#Osaka to Korea
[Day 20 T]
-> Knife shopping and Takoyaki!
- I wanted to visit Kyoto just to get Nishiki Market / Aritsugu knife shop (the original, unlike the Tokyo shop), but not enough time before the plane
- I went to a local market where all the restaurant people shop for items, this is where i bought my Santoku, south of Namba will take you to Shinsekai
-> Then off to Korea!
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