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A detailed instructions for smooth travel on the complicated sea route and hiking through the Urato Islands part of Michinoku Coastal Trail (MCT: みちのく潮風トレイル.)

We stayed at Dormy Inn Express Sendai Port last night, and it had amazing onsens. So, we really got re-energized. Plus, we knew today would be a relatively shorter distance walk, 15km, than in past days, so we were able to enjoy a slow m...

Japanese/日本語版 The Routein Hotel Natori ルートインホテル名取 we stayed last night was only two stations away from the Sendai International Airport 仙台国際空港 terminal station. Though the airport area strangely lacked accommodations,...

We have been lucky with the weather situation since Day 1. Today was supposed to be raining again, but when we woke up and opened the hotel room curtains, the sun was already high in the sky, shining brightly, and outside even looked alr...

Day 3 of our Michinoku Coastal Trail (MCT: みちのく潮風トレイル) thru-hike was 20.8km for 7.5 hours of peaks and ridge line walking on Watari horst mountains (亘理地塁山地).

Day 2 of our Michinoku Coastal Trail (MCT: みちのく潮風トレイル) thru-hike was 27.4km for 8.5 hours hiking on Mt. Karou (鹿狼山) and through yamamoto town (山元町).

We took the first step of over 1000km of thru-hike on Michinoku Coastal Trail (MCT: みちのく潮風トレイル.) Day 1 was 28.2km for 7.5 hours walking through Soma city (相馬市.)

During our stay at Ao Nang Beach, Krabi, in Thailand, we took a long-tail boat to visit Railay Beach. This beach is located around a small bay called Railay Bay and is inaccessible by road or on foot because of the large limestone cliffs...

It is too bad that the Kamo-michi かも道 route is so underrated among walking pilgrims despite its historical value, beautiful and various scenery, and several sites with interesting stories along the 4.5 km trail. The oldest Shikoku Pil...

Day 20 of our Shikoku pilgrimage walk was special in some ways. As all of the administrative things regarding Erik’s visa extension and our moving were finally taken care of, there will not be anything that may try to keep us from just w...

MCT thru-hikers need at least three days to cover all the island parts on the official route. They are concentrated in the southern parts of the MCT route. That means sea travel happens at a very early stage of the MCT thru-hike for the ...

We took the first step of over 1000km of thru-hike on Michinoku Coastal Trail (MCT: みちのく潮風トレイル.) Day 1 was 28.2km for 7.5 hours walking through Soma city (相馬市.)

A detailed instructions for smooth travel on the complicated sea route and hiking through the Urato Islands part of Michinoku Coastal Trail (MCT: みちのく潮風トレイル.)

After we returned to our hotel last evening, the drizzle quickly turned into pouring and continued all night.  Still, we were very optimistic and relaxed because the evening weather forecast expected the rain to calm down by this mo...

Day 2 of our Michinoku Coastal Trail (MCT: みちのく潮風トレイル) thru-hike was 27.4km for 8.5 hours hiking on Mt. Karou (鹿狼山) and through yamamoto town (山元町).

During the fifty days of our hike on the Michinoku Coastal Trail, we always booked accommodations to secure our beds in the walls and roofs for the next seven days or eight. It was mainly because we needed to plan how and where to send o...

We have been lucky with the weather situation since Day 1. Today was supposed to be raining again, but when we woke up and opened the hotel room curtains, the sun was already high in the sky, shining brightly, and outside even looked alr...