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3 April We’ve climbed Arashima-dake in spring and autumn, but our

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2 April (cont.): visiting the Miidera just as its famous cherry trees come into full bloom cannot be recommended. I mean, imagine trying to pay attention to all those hundreds of Important Cultural Properties with all that showy sakura in your face. Nevertheless, the temple lies on my way home, my Japan Rail Pass turns into a pumpkin at midnight, and so it’s now or never…

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2 April: sailing south by boat, riding north on horseback (nansen-hokuba, 南船北馬) is a four-character expression that describes the urge to madly rush about. This being precisely the impulse that overtakes me when a Japanese Rail Pass is about to expire, I let the Hokuriku Main Line waft me down to Kusatsu.


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29 March (cont): on the way home, we stop at the Hill of Oshitoishi. The kanji on the road sign spell out its name as “push-door-rock”. However, as the car hammers down the last few kilometres of dirt track, I fear it's the shock struts that are pushing their luck.


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29 March: the day after climbing Takadake, our hosts drive us back to take a more expansive view of Mt. Aso. The car is parked near a spacious tourist pavilion offering the usual comestibles.


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