Japan Diaries 4: Day 719
Day 719: October 21, 2023 Saturday – Hiking Mt. Rishiri Today was an early and eventful day as we embarked on our hiking adventure to Mt. Rishiri from the town of Rishirifuji ( 利尻富士町 ) . Our alarm cut our sweet dreams short so that we could start preparing by 3:30 AM. We stumbled out of bed and managed to gather ourselves together within half an hour. We hastily devoured our breakfast, packed our belongings, and tidied up our beds before checking out of the Rishiri Island Campsite "Yuni." We left the Rishiri Island Campsite "Yuni" very early. We filled our water bottles at Kanro Spring Otome Bridge We did several rest stops along the way Darkness still enveloped the surroundings as we left the campsite at 4 AM, commencing our 40-minute walk towards Rishiri Hokuroku Campsite. This campsite served as the starting point for our hike through the Oshidomari Route of Mt. Rishiri . Photos during our Mt. Rishiri Hike To our surprise, we reached the first five stations q...
