Filipinos rescued in Northern Japan Alps, 1 dies

TOKYO – Two Philippine nationals were rescued on Oct 12 on Mt Okuhotakadake, straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in the Northern Japan Alps, but one later died, Japanese police said. According to the police, the two men, aged 53 and 48, were part of a seven-person group that climbed the 3,190m peak, which shares …
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102-year-old man crowned oldest person to climb Mount Fuji

A 102-year-old Japanese man earned major bragging rights, as he officially became the oldest person to climb Mount Fuji. I was really tempted to give up halfway through,” Kokichi Akuzawa told The …
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102-year-old man crowned oldest person to climb Mount Fuji

A 102-year-old Japanese man earned major bragging rights, as he officially became the oldest person to climb Mount Fuji. I was really tempted to give up halfway through,” Kokichi Akuzawa told The …
#Japan #JP #MountFuji #GuinnessWorldRecords #heartfailure #hiking #KokichiAkuzawa #MountFujiNews #news #oldestperson #Recreationaldestination #富士山
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SCAPES Tranquil Stays Under Mount Fuji

By Daniel de Bomford   A stone’s throw from the bustle of Tokyo, where the concrete jungle gives way to the pristine hues of ocean blue, lies Hayama. Along the cedar-lined shores of this sleepy village stands SCAPES THE SUITE, a four-room lodging by Positive Dream Persons that nurtures a weary mind, body and soul, [...]
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