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65. to 67. Echigawa to Moriyama
The path continues in more or less a straight line heading southwest, a half a dozen or so kilometres from the shores of lake Biwa. The terrain is just about completely flat with the odd riverbank that gives the path… …more
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39. to 41. Suhara to Midono
I rained *a lot* during the night when I stayed in the minshuku in Suhara-juku. My weather app even sent me flood warnings for the area… But a lot of rain brings another interesting change except for making everything wet.… …more
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17. and 18. Across the Usui pass
There isn’t just one highlight to this day’s hiking, but rather a lot! The most obvious one is the part that crosses the Usui pass, but there were a lot of other really cool things to see along the rest… …more
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7. and 8. Okegawa to Kōnosu to Kumagaya
The seventh leg continues in the tradition of yesterday, that is, it runs mostly along the National Route 164 with all that entails with little to no respite from the everpresent traffic. The eighth leg, from Kōnosu to Kumagaya, however… …more