Details:
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- Day One,
(Friday April 16th 2021 *)
Walk 21km, From Rinko Park on the bay in Yokohama to my house (not shown). (21km walked so far)
As part of the kickoff event, I will lead a walking meditation in Rinko Park.
Join us Friday April 16th at Rinko Park in Yokohama, (map) on the concrete circle in Rinko Park.
- Day Two
(Saturday April 17th *)
Part 1:
Walk 4km, from my house (not shown) To Yomiuriland (25km walked so far)
I will walk from my house to Yomiuriland, possibly via 百合ヶ丘駅 or just go a more direct route.
Join us Saturday April 17th in Yomiuriland
👉🏿 Let’s enjoy riding roller coasters in Yomiuriland!
👉🏿 Anyone want to try the bungee? It’s not that tall!
- Day Two
(Saturday April 17th *)
Part 2:
Walk 8km, From Yomiuriland To Chuokan hotel in Fuchu (33km walked so far)
It will probably be dark by the time we leave Yomiuriland,
so I doubt we will be able to see much near Tama River.
But we’ll cross Tama River and then walk a bit to Chuokan Hotel.
- Day Three
(Sunday April 18th *)
Part 1:
8:30am - 9:20am: Walk 3km, From Chuokan hotel in Fuchu To Musashi Kokubunji Park (36km walked so far)
- Day Three
(Sunday April 18th *)
Part 2:
10:15am - 11am: Walk 3km, From Musashi Kokubunji Park To Pizza-la Hitotsubashi Garden (39km walked so far)
- Day Three
(Sunday April 18th *)
Part 3:
12pm - 2pm: Walk 4km From Pizza-la Hitotsubashi Garden To Higashimurayama Shiritsu Fujimi Community Center (43km walked so far)
Including ~1 hour at the Sewerage Museum
- Day Three
(Sunday April 18th *)
Part 4 (
including
Walking Meditation Events
):
Walk 9km From Higashimurayama Shiritsu Fujimi Community Center To Hotel Restay (52km walked so far) –> 1/8th complete!!
- Meet at 2pm at 東村山市立富士見公民館 (Higashimurayama Shiritsu Fujimi Community Center), close to 八坂駅 (Yasaka Station)
- 2:15pm - 3pm Walking Meditation Event in 東村山中央公園 (Higashimurayama Chuo Park)
- 3pm - 3:30pm walk to Toilet 5 in 都立狭山公園 (Sayama Park) (nearish 武蔵大和駅 (Musashi-Yamato Station))
- 3:45pm - walk mindfully to Toilet 2 in 都立狭山公園 (Sayama Park)
- go play at Seibuen Amusement Park (if it is open!)
- 5:30pm - 6:30pm Walking Meditation Event for 3.8km along Lake Tama to 西武球場前駅 (Seibukyujo-mae Station)
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- Day Four
(Monday April 19th *)
(spreadsheet)
Part 1:
8:30am - 9:00am Walk 1.3km, From Hotel Restay To Totoro’s Forest no.1 (51km walked so far)
Plan to hang out in Totoro’s Forest for about an hour until 10am.
- Day Four
(Monday April 19th *)
Part 2:
10:00am - 12:00pm Walk 5.6km, From Totoro’s Forest no.1 To Fujisawa Central Park (57km walked so far)
Eat lunch until 12:45pm
- Day Four
(Monday April 19th *)
Part 3:
12:45pm - 14:15pm Walk 4.3km, From Fujisawa Central Park To Sayama Inariyama Prefectural Park (61km walked so far)
~45 minutes Walking Meditation in Sayama Inariyama Prefectural Park until 15:15pm
- Day Four
(Monday April 19th *)
Part 4:
15:15 - 16:45 Walk 4.4km, From Sayama Inariyama Prefectural Park To Sayama City Chikozan Park Children’s Zoo (65km walked so far)
See the zoo for an hour until 17:45pm
- Day Four
(Monday April 19th *)
Part 5:
17:45 - 18:30 Walk 2km, From Sayama City Chikozan Park Children’s Zoo To Tennenonsen Kachofugetsu Hot Spring (67km walked so far)
Chill at hot spring for an hour until 19:30
- Day Four
(Monday April 19th *)
Part 6:
19:30 - 20:15 Walk 2km, From Tennenonsen Kachofugetsu Hot Spring To Hotel Will (check-in after 6pm) (69km walked so far)
- Day Five
(Tuesday April 20th *)
Part 1:
Walk 7km, From Hotel Will To Strawberry Garden https://ichigonosato.net/ (76km walked so far)
- Optional chill Marugame Seimen Beisia Hidaka Mall
- Definitely turn here
- Day Five
(Tuesday April 20th *)
Part 2:
Walk 6km, From いちご Garden To Lawson Hatoyamaizumii Shop (82km walked so far) more than 20% complete!!
- Probably take photos near Oppe river
- Mail postcards at Hatoyama Post Office
- Possibly take photos near Hato river
- Day Five
(Tuesday April 20th *)
Part 3:
Walk 6km, From Lawson Hatoyamaizumii Shop To Ranzan BBQ Tsuki River (88km walked so far)
- Day Six
(Wednesday April 21st *)
Part 1:
9am - 12noon pm: Walk 9km, From Ranzan Valley BBQ Camp To のこのこ Italian restaurant closes at 3pm (97km walked so far)
- Day Six
(Wednesday April 21st *)
Part 2:
Walk 7km, From のこのこ Italian restaurant to Hotel Spa Mu (104km walked so far) > 25% complete!!
Along the way:
- Dai Sushi (TODO: call to confirm their hours possible number 048-582-2577)
- Day Seven
(Thursday April 22nd *)
Part 1:
9am - 11am Walk 9km, From Hotel Spa Mu https://spamu.jp/index.html To Cafe ポエム (open 11am - 2pm for lunch) (113km walked so far)
- Write letters / postcards at Cafe ポエム or Ekimae Jido Park
- Day Seven
(Thursday April 22nd *)
Part 2:
2pm - 5pm Walk 8km, From Cafe ポエム To Saitama Grand hotel in Honjo (121km walked so far)
- Mail postcards at Misato Post Office (open 9am - 5pm)
- Day Eight
(Friday April 23rd *)
(spreadsheet)
Part 1:
8:30am - 10:30am: Walk 7km, From Saitama Grand hotel in Honjo To Isesaki Shiminnomori Park (128km walked so far)
- Day Eght
(Friday April 23rd *)
Part 2:
11:30am - 13:00pm: Walk 5km, From Isesaki Shiminnomori Park To Kezoji Park (133km walked so far)
Hang out until 14:30pm at Kezoji Park
- Day Eight
(Friday April 23rd *)
Part 3:
14:30 - 15:30: Walk 3km, From Kezoji Park To 7-Eleven 前橋二之宮町南店 (136km walked so far)
- Day Eight
(Friday April 23rd *)
Part 4:
16:00 - 18:00 Walk 6km, From 7-Eleven 前橋二之宮町南店 To Maebashishioshima Park (142km walked so far)
- Day Eight
(Friday April 23rd *)
Part 5:
19:00 - 19:45pm Walk 2km, From Maebashishioshima Park To Hotel Ruruka (144km walked so far)
- Day Nine
(Saturday April 24th *)
Part 1:
Walk 4km, From Hotel Ruruka To Luna Park (148km walked so far)
Pass by:
- Day Nine
(Saturday April 24th *)
Part 2:
Walk 10km, From Luna Park To Sky Terme Shibukawa (super public bath) (158km walked so far)
- Day Nine
(Saturday April 24th *)
Part 3:
Walk 3km, From Sky Terme Shibukawa To Hotel Tatsumi (161km walked so far)
- Day Ten
(Sunday April 25th *)
Part 1:
Walk 6 ~ 10(?)km, From Hotel Tatsumi To Kaneshimaonsen Fuki Hot Spring (169km walked so far)
(?) Possibly stop by Shibukawa Skyland Park via https://goo.gl/maps/yEppuH7sbBVKts1m8
- Day Ten
(Sunday April 25th *)
Part 2:
Walk 10km, From Kaneshimaonsen Fuki Hot Spring To Midorinomura Camping Ground (179km walked so far)
Will turn left at Planet Restroom and Restaurant Planet (closed)
- Day Eleven
(Monday April 26th *)
Part 1:
Walk 5km, From Midorinomura Camping Ground To Kodaira Meat Shop (184km walked so far)
Will likely visit 上州たかやま 田んぼアート (field art) for photos!
- Day Eleven
(Monday April 26th *)
Part 2:
Walk 2km up at 6% grade From Kodaira Meat Shop To 赤根峠 ポケットパーク (186km walked so far)
- Day Eleven
(Monday April 26th *)
Part 3:
Walk 5km, From 赤根峠 ポケットパーク To ラーメンショップ月夜野店 (Ramen restaurant) (191km walked so far)
Including through a tunnel with a narrow sidewalk..
Will pass Meigetsu Orchards
- Day Eleven
(Monday April 26th *)
Part 4:
Walk 7km, From ラーメンショップ月夜野店 (Ramen restaurant) To Yumotokan (198km walked so far)
Will pass 7-Eleven Minakami Fuse Shop
- Day Twelve
(Tuesday April 27th *)
Part 1:
Walk 4km, From Yumotokan To Bungy Japan Sarugakyo (201km walked so far) > 50% complete!!
Oh nooo the Bungy jump location seems to be closed April 27th!!
- Day Twelve
(Tuesday April 27th *)
Part 2:
Walk 2km, From Bungy Japan Sarugakyo To Sports Inn Fujiya (203km walked so far)
- Day Thirteen
(Wednesday April 28th *)
1 part:
Walk 14km, From Sports Inn Fujiya To Family House Akashiya (217km walked so far)
Will use:
Will not use:
Notice the tunnels on Highway 17 (Mikuni Highway), south of Obansanja Shrine. Along 17, I will take a trail starting here, hike around the tunnels, past Obansanja Shrine, and finish the trail here.
You may notice there is another tunnel looking thing, but it has a sidewalk next to it.
- Day Fourteen
(Thursday April 29th *)
Part 1:
Walk 3km, From Family House Akashiya To Dragondola Sanroku Station (220km walked so far)
- Day Fourteen
(Thursday April 29th *)
Part 2:
Walk 7km, From Dragondola Sanroku Station To Lodge Montoze (227km walked so far)
- Day Fifteen
(Friday April 30th *)
1 part:
Walk 6km, From Lodge Montoze To Kagura White Horse Inn (233km walked so far)
There is a tunnel on Highway 17
just north of Lodge Montoze,
through which I cannot safely walk
because there are no sidewalks.
One of my skiing friends said
there will likely be very few skiers
by this date, so I can likely
use the ski slopes to the west
of the tunnel, possibly using
Tashiro Ropeway.
I prefer walking if possible,
but we shall see exactly
what is possible!
- Day Sixteen
(Saturday May 1st *)
1 part:
Walk 7km, From Kagura White Horse Inn To Echigo Yuzawa Hirokawa (240km walked so far)
- Day Seventeen
(Sunday May 2nd *)
1 part:
Walk 18km, From Echigo Yuzawa Hirokawa To 龍氣別館(六日町温泉 ビジネスホテル・日帰り温泉) (258km walked so far)
- Day Eighteen
(Monday May 3rd *)
1 part:
Walk 20km, From 龍氣別館(六日町温泉 ビジネスホテル・日帰り温泉) To 須田屋旅館 Sudaya Inn (278km walked so far)
- Day Nineteen
(Tuesday May 4th *)
1 part:
Walk 19km, From Sudaya Inn To somewhere near Shinanogawa Kasen Park 信濃川河川公園 (297km walked so far) nearly 75% complete!
- Day Twenty
(Wednesday May 5th *)
1 part:
Walk 13km, From somewhere near Shinanogawa Kasen Park 信濃川河川公園 To 旅館 竹花屋 (310km walked so far)
- Day Twenty-one
(Thursday May 6th *)
1 part:
Walk 15km, From 旅館 竹花屋 To Mitsuke English Garden (325km walked so far)
- Day Twenty-two
(Friday May 7th *)
1 part:
Walk 14km, From Mitsuke English Garden To APA Hotel Tsubamesanjo Ekimae (339km walked so far)
- Day Twenty-three
(Saturday May 8th *)
1 part:
Walk 16km, From APA Hotel Tsubamesanjo Ekimae To Guest House Googoo ゲストハウス ぐーぐー (355km walked so far)
- Day Twenty-four
(Sunday May 9th *)
Part 1:
Walk 11km, From Guest House Googoo ゲストハウス ぐーぐー Walk next to Otori River between Nakanokuchi River and Shinano River (366km walked so far)
- Day Twenty-four
(Sunday May 9th *)
Part 2:
Walk 9km, Climb up these spiral steps Walk To Aoyama Seaside Park (375km walked) (earlier, I thought it all added up to 400km.)
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