An amazing Kamikochi 🇯🇵

#traveldiaries Looking back on the history of Kamikochi, the names of Walter Weston and Kamijo Yoshimonji often come up. Weston, a British missionary, published his book "Mountaineering and Exploration of the Japanese Alps" in 1896 (Meiji 29), and introduced the Kamikochi, Hotaka Mountain Range, and Mt. Yarigatake to the world and praised him. As a result, mountaineering in Japan, which was previously a mountain destination for faith, training, or living, became widely known as leisure, and Kamikochi became famous. Because of this achievement, Weston is still honoured as the "father of modern Japanese mountaineering". The person who guided Weston's way to the mountain was Yoshimonji Kamijo, a hunter from his local Azumi Village, whose name is also written as "Mr. Kamonji" in Weston's book. The driving distance between Tokyo to Kamikōchi is 262 km. It takes approximately 3h 45m to drive from Tokyo to Kamikochi and there are 2-3 trains left from the Shinjuku station. #familytrip #japantrip