During the Golden Week holiday, which is a week-long hiatus from the daily grind in Japan and runs from late April to early May, we went hiking on Mt. Mitake. Mt. Mitake is a medium-sized mountain with beautiful trails and is only two hours from central Tokyo. For our picnic at the top of the … Continue reading “The Other Day I Met a Bear”: 59 Takachiyo Mori-no-kumasan (たかちよ 森のくまさん） →