Together into the Wild. I guess we asked for this. After all the closed mountains. We finally started this part walking towards the mountains of Daisetsuzan. From Bukabira we followed a nice forest hiking path. It started raining. The first time while hiking, until now we have been really lucky with…

The trail treats us to an unexpected gift: a beautiful forest road we hadn’t even noticed on the map. Ferns line the path and for a while it feels as though we have the entire forest to ourselves. We walk happily, still carrying the relaxed feeling of the hot spring.…

If there’s one thing we’ve learned on Hokkaido so far, it’s that making plans and keeping plans are two very different things.After spending a few days in Shari, we should have been hiking up Mount Shari. But just like the first mountain on our route, our second mountain was closed…

Our timing this week couldn’t have been much worse.After leaving Rausu, we wanted to stay at the onsen campground. Soaking in the outdoor baths sounded like the perfect reward after the Shiretoko hike. Unfortunately, the campsite wouldn’t open for another two days. We spoke to people at the town hall…

From Sapporo, we took a bus to Kushiro and then another bus onward to Rausu, a small but bustling fishing town on the edge of the Shiretoko Peninsula. We stayed in a Rider House, sleeping in the attic. A kind elderly man welcomed us, and we both did our best…

After a total journey of 29 hours, we arrived in Sapporo! We’re using the days to recover, enjoy the first cultural impressions and of course continue preparing for our hiking journey. On the first day we wandered through the streets of Sapporo and picked up our first onigiris, rice balls…