6-hour Solo Hike on the mountains of Japan

[@keikomoriyama3831]

I love that you find these beautiful hikes. So green. So beautiful. And not another hiker in sight. Great editing. There's something meditative about watching you hike with no commentary. We just hear Nature at its best. I love the sound of the conch shell in front of the waterfall. Thank you for sharing so much history of mountains you climb.

[@kiwiyamabushi]

I love that you love this :) thanks for your support! There was one other hike right at the start whose car you hear, and then there were three university students who were climbing the waterfall! Then there was one other guy at the summit, but that’s it for the whole time I was on the mountain. It’s a really good spot, shame it’s a bit inaccessible but what can you do?

[@bluebird3s1973]

I appreciate you are climbing many mountains in Yamagata with conch and on Jikatabi.

[@kiwiyamabushi]

Thank you! I am a yamabushi after all!

[@Peekingduck]

Brilliant hike thanks for sharing it.

[@kiwiyamabushi]

Thank you for watching!

[@ervinslens]

Such a great place to explore. Enjoyed watching your video friend!

[@kiwiyamabushi]

Thank you! I appreciate it!!

[@mzehn338]

i'm glad your uploading again

[@kiwiyamabushi]

Thanks Mark! I am too, was holding onto a lot of content that I just needed to get out, hopefully will do that over the next few months / years :P

[@MrFerice]

I love this kind of videos, they are so peaceful and relaxing to view! I was just wondering how do you do to prepare the cameras in all those angles between section and section, preparing it must be a lot of hard-work, but it is amazing to watch!

[@kiwiyamabushi]

Wow thanks so much for the support! Careful selection of places to put the camera I guess? I’ve tried to be more cognizant of this as I think it makes for a more interesting viewing experience!

[@kiwiyamabushi]

Oh, also it’s just one camera! Usually. I use a mirrorless and now my phone (and a drone)

[@BayeMcNeil]

wow!

[@kiwiyamabushi]

Thanks! It’s a great little spot!

[@daolinchen]

I like your videos and love watching your hikes and the stories behind the mountains, but I guess most foreign tourist rely on public transport, train stations, and they are maybe not as well trained as you. So maybe it makes more sense to show walks and trails that start close to the stations or at least are easy to find and get to (no bus). The average tourist might be OK with walking 2-3 hours on relatively flat terrain, that's what we see in mountain regions in Germany. Older folks like walks of 1-1,5 hours max. The real "mountain hikers" are very few, and as such can not revitalize a whole region. Of course it is also important that the cost of the accommodation is cheaper than in other regions, at least for people from my country. Yamagata could be a real tourist magnet for Germans 50+ , just look at our Black Forest or other mountain regions, you have all that, too.

[@kiwiyamabushi]

Thank you for your kind words and support! Yes, I agree with you. The reason for hiking these mountains is that they are on the 100 Famous Mountains of Yamagata list. This was number 35 for me. Some of the mountains are very easily accessible as you mention, some like Mokuzo-Yama not so much! You definitely need a car to get here! I try to collate all the information on my website, (timbunting.com/mountains) but I could definitely do a better job of adding that information to the videos, and I have thought of making hiking guide videos specifically for all of the mountains I have hiked so far. I should probably get onto that actually, it wouldn’t be too hard since I have already collated the information… either way, I really appreciate your support! Thank you for watching so intently!