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Pilgrimage on Shikoku Island. Quest Japan. JAPAN Monthly Web Magazine. The beauty of Japan isn't only limited to sightseeing spots, shopping, and food.

JAPAN Monthly Web Magazine

Japan is also a country of beautiful mountains covered with abundant greenery. Even big city areas have mountains and forests brimming with copious nature and a Japanese atmosphere. Trekking is a hot topic in Japan recently, with stylish out-door loving women earning the nickname "mountain girls. " Let's start by taking a look at metropolitan area hiking routes. What? Visit the Tengu: Mt. (Tokyo / Beginner level course) Located in the suburbs of Tokyo and standing at 599 meters above sea level, Mt. You can get there in about an hour from Shinjuku on a Special Express (Tokkyu) train on the Keio Line, which is a private railway. In days of old, this mountain was a site for ascetic practice and training among the mystic mountain hermits called "yamabushi.

" Hiking up the mountain tranquil mountain path a bit more will bring you to the top. A million dollar night view from the summit --- Mt. Climbing Mt. Alternative Careers for Lawyers: Allison Suter, Tax Entrepreneur : Legal Nomads. Welcome back to Thrillable Hours, my interview series about alternative careers for lawyers.

Alternative Careers for Lawyers: Allison Suter, Tax Entrepreneur : Legal Nomads

Thanks to the many recent submissions, suggestions and encouraging emails from lawyers and non-lawyers alike. I’m thrilled (had to) that the series is resonating with so many of you. Allison Suter is a reader who I have corresponded with over the years, who also happens to be a lawyer, and a tax expert. And a wedding photographer. Basically, she’s an extremely talented human being, and when I read about her new business — creating software that makes income tax filing easier for Canadians for free — I asked if I could feature her prior to the tax season rush. What made you decide to leave private practice? I think even before I went to law school I knew that I wasn’t going to be in private practice for my whole career.

Between graduating from law school and before I started my legal career, I took a year off to travel. Allison hard at work in Bali Tax season in Costa Rica. Joe Rogan Speaks About Society and Escaping The 9 to 5. Joe Rogan on Job Mindset. Hiking in Japan. Top 5 hiking areas in Japan. Hiking Japan is one of the hiking world’s best-kept secrets.

Top 5 hiking areas in Japan

You can go hut-to-hut in the Japan Alps, traverse the 'Big Snow Mountain’ of Hokkaidō, climb volcanoes in Kyūshū, or saunter the hills around Kyoto. Wherever you go, you probably won’t be alone: the Japanese are very keen hikers. 1. Daisetsuzan National Park (Hokkaidō) Pin this image Image by shirokazan The name means ‘Big Snow Mountain’ and for much of the year, this mountain massif in Hokkaidō lives up to its name. 2. Pin this image Image by cyber0515 An alpine sanctuary in the heart of the Japan Alps, Kamikōchi has some of Japan’s most beautiful scenery. 3. Pin this image Image by skyseeker What serious climber would come to Japan and not bag Japan’s highest peak? 4. Pin this image Image by caseyyee This island south of Kyūshū is home to the ancient Jōmon Sugi tree and some wonderfully mountainous hiking.

Zen and the Art of Packing for Camino de Santiago — Björn Granberg. If you read this I assume you have read at least one of the many guides to the Camino and therefore I skip directly to the essential part.

Zen and the Art of Packing for Camino de Santiago — Björn Granberg

How to pack and what to wear – since its here most people fail. Camino de Santiago is for everyone, young and old and you do not need to be an athlete to walk it. I met many older people who walked the entire distance without any problems, while many younger and middle aged encountered problems, often because they walked too long distances each day instead of relaxing and walking with their body and not against it. Some wore too heavy backpacks, which you can do if you walk for one or maybe two weeks at the top. But if you pack a heavy backpack for more than that your body will get in to trouble. Packing light is an art in itself and involves sort of a zen attitude to what you really need. As a rule of thumb try to make your rucksack weigh no more than 10 per cent of your body weight and a maximum of 10 kgs. What shoes to wear? Closest to the body Has.