Reservoir trip on packraft

If you wanna feel nature in Tokyo, I recommend trip to the Okutama area. There’s a mountain side of Tokyo and it takes two hours by train from Shinjuku where is one of biggest terminal in the world.

Camping in highland, Nikko

 It's really hot in Summer in Tokyo and I went to a retreat to the Nikko highland. There is Not so close to Tokyo ant it takes 4 hours from train and local bus.

 There is 1,400 meters elevation and very cooler than Tokyo.

Rainy coffee break under mono pole shelter

 Went to camp to Lake Yunoko at last weekend. But...

Smallies on fly in lake Hibara

Our team and I went to annual fishing trip to lake Hibara, Fukusshima pref. for Smallmouth bass.

Mt Bandai on the lake.

We had been camping and go to fishing on kayak.

Kayak "Smallie" fishing camp

Our team went to fishing camp for Smallie to Lake Hibara where is a highland lake in Fukushima pref.

Camp and fly fishing in Oku-Nikko.

July 29 - 31.
Went to fly fishing camp to Oku-Nikko and fished up Brook trout and Rainbow in lake Yunoko and Yukawa river.

Kayakfishing camp in Hibarako 2014

June 14 and 15.
We went to annual summer camp to Lake Hibara/Hibarako in Fukushima, Japan. There is fantastic place and the mecca of Smallmouth bass fishing in Japan.

This is "Café de PaddleFreaks" on the river.

About a month ago I made a Wood Gas Stove and went to picnic.

Outer tube, inner tube, spider and spider mount.

And today I also went to fishing with Wood Gas Stove. Actually it became already one of my usual stuff!

Picnic and fish!

It was a lovely day!
My girl and I went to picnic on my home river "Tamagawa", Tokyo.

Which style would you like to "alcohol stove"?

River walking recent was also offline meeting for handmade alcohol stove.

This is normal style made by myself.
The windshield by Trangia.

This is hyper style made by Nao.
The trivet also Nao's made.

Nao's burner is fantastic fire power and how great is chimney effect!

Actually I think his stove is two times faster boiling than mine.

Wanna try to making  own stove?

A short video of Smallies and Bluegills

Summer camp for Smallies and Bluegill

Our usual team and I went to annual summer camp at lake Hibara in Fukushima, Japan. There is the most famous lake for Smallmouth bass.

I met a trouble bear and he walked on bridge of trail.

Which cooker is your best?

Hi campers,
I have a quick question. Which materials of cooker do you have? Aluminium, stainless or titanium?
And please tell me why did you choose your cooker.

Don't forget your handmade alcohol stove for picnic!

You know, be more happy if you have an alcohol stove made by yourself when brew a cup of coffee or heat up soup at picnic!

Handmade alcohol stove

Wanna make own stove?

Downriver camping in Ketagawa river, Shizuoka, Japan

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This river trip was my first downriver in a while and went to Ketagawa river in Shizuoka.

Smallies on poper from kayak

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