Shan in Japan

No more sweaty nights and mugginess~! Just had a typhoon roll by last week and give the atmosphere a good clean out. 3 day weekend has seen some of the clearest blue skies over Tokyo in a long time. Did a solo mission out to Okutama today. Bagged up the bike and caught the train this morning. Picked some trails that were closed off to the public as there were many hikers out today. Nothing worse than blasting around a corner and nearly giving some elderly weekend hiker a heart attack!
Just got back in to Tokyo and feel totally revived. Always amazes me this natural environment is only a 90min train ride away from my house. Great to even out the urban / rural balance.
Also, the Minakami Full Moon party was on again this weekend. Wanted to go, but no others available to revel with this time. Bummer, as this is the last one for the year. Will be making the most of this cool weather and getting out on the trails as much as possible - especially with the autumn leaves changing colour.