Japan Road Trip Week 1: Hiking Hakusan, Akita Camping, and Osorezan

This week we started our road trip by hiking Mt. Haku (or Hakusan), one of Japan’s 3 holy mountains. After the hike we started driving north to the Tohoku region, camping in Akita Prefecture, and making our way to Aomori Prefecture. We got to see Hirosaki Castle (one of the 12 remaining original castles in the country!) and stayed in Mutsu. During a bike ride there we visited Osorezan (literally Fear Mountain) and Bodaiji Temple, surrounded by sulfuric hot springs and said to be a gateway to the underworld.

More about Hakusan: https://www.city.hakusan.lg.jp/otherdata/sightseeing/hakusan/index.html

More about Osorezan: https://aomori-tourism.com/en/feature/detail_76.html

More about Hirosaki Castle: https://www.hirosakipark.com/en/

Listen to the end of every episode to hear our Japanese "words-of-the-week," and head to @ramblingramsbothams on Instagram to see behind-the-scenes photos.

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