Mt. Hiwada

Mt. Hiwada definitely had foot traffic on this fine day, plenty of hikers going up and about and we were pretty angsty to get started as well. It was Haruhi's first time to go hiking. It was pretty easy all in all, some parts that required scrambling but the forest kept us cool from the sun. There was a nice checkpoint with a torii gate overlooking the town. The hike itself was pretty quick, before I knew it we were already at the summit. After enjoying the views, we went back down to continue on to the next summit as this was going to be a multi-mountain hiking day.Read more