Hiking and Trekking in the Japan Alps and Mount Fuji: Northern, Central and Southern Alps [Paperback]

A guidebook to 13 short treks and 14 day walks in the Japan Alps and on Mount Fuji. Routes are graded by difficulty and range from relatively short walks on easy terrain to strenuous mountain excursions, sometimes involving scrambling, aided sections and considerable exposure.

The routes cover the North , Central and South Alps, with each chapter offering information on local bases and public transport access. Also included are the four main ascent routes on Mount Fuji, Japans highest mountain. The treks range from 28 days and the day walks from 4 to 20km (315 hours).

• 1:50,000 mappingprovided for each route
• GPX filesavailable to download
• All you need to knowabout visiting the Japan Alps and Mount Fuji
• Comprehensive information on the regions excellentfacilities, which includemountain huts and hot-spring baths
• Japanese glossary

Tom Fay is a British writer and teacher based in Osaka, and he has been living in Japan for well over a decade. Growing up in the hills of North Wales, the mountains of Snowdonia were his first outdoor 'love', and he still returns there year after year. He has since hiked and climbed in many places including Scotland, Iceland, China, South Korea, New Zealand, the Himalayas and every corner of Japan. Tom writes about travel and the outdoors for a variety of publications and media outlets, and is the author of a popular guidebook called 'Must-See Japan'. He is a member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild.

Wes Lang has been exploring Japan's mountains since relocl!