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Mt. Karakunidake hike in Kirishima

韓国岳

The tallest peak in the Kirishima range, with the best view of Shinmoedake's active crater.

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Takachihonomine hike in Kirishima

高千穂峰

A ridge walk across volcanic terrain steeped in Japanese creation myth.

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Nakadake and Kuju mountain range hike from Makinoto pass

くじゅう連山

Open ridges, sweeping peak views and mountains that glow with colour.

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Mt. Aso's Eboshidake and Kishimadake hike

阿蘇山-烏帽子岳-杵島岳

Two easy hikes up Eboshidake and Kishimadake, with the active Nakadake crater rumbling close by.

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Walking the Mount Usu crater trails at Lake Toya

洞爺湖 - 有珠山

A volcanic landscape walk through the Mt. Usu eruption zone with crater ponds, broken roads and abandoned buildings

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Hiking Mount Unzen

雲仙岳

Mount Unzen is a rewarding half-day hike above Unzen Onsen, combining forest paths, volcanic ridgelines, and wide views across the Shimabara Peninsula.

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Michinoku Coastal Trail: hiking the rebuilt coast of Tohoku

みちのく潮風トレイル

A thousand kilometres of coastline, rebuilt after disaster.

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Kengo Kuma's architecture in Yusuhara

A hidden gem in Kochi's mountains

Kengo Kuma is one of Japan’s best-known contemporary architects, and Yusuhara is a remote mountain town in Kochi with an unexpected cluster of his wooden public buildings.