I finally finished my webpage (pls. click on the link above & have a look when you get a chance!).
Mt.
Jonen-dake was the final mountain on my list of the 25 highest
mountains in Japan and the easiest and most accessible of all of
Japan's highest peaks.
Aug. 31, 2010 -
My video of climbing Mt. Jonen-dake
My
hike to the top of Mt. Jonen-dake, elev. 2857m, in the Northern Japan
Alps on Aug. 22, 2010. Includes the beautiful Ichinosawa Valley
& mountain stream, the Jonen-goya mountain hut, and the most
stunning view of Mt. Oku-hotaka-dake & Mt. Yari-ga-take I've
ever seen. More details on Japan's 25 highest mountains are here.
Aug. 29, 2010 -
My pics of Mt. Jonen-dake, elev. 2857m, Japan's 25th Highest
Mountain
Click above to view pics of
my Aug. 22, 2010 hike.
(Short on
time? View all pics at a glance here.)
Mt. Oku-hotaka-dake
& Mt. Yari-ga-take, 3rd & 5th highest mountains in Japan, respectively, Northern Japan Alps
Aug. 26, 2010 - America's
rapidly deteriorating economy:
Visit this webpage & click on the
play button to see a dramatic animation of the doubling of
U.S. unemployment rate, from 4.6% in Jan. 2007 to 9.7% in May
2010. Over 31 million Americans are hurting !
Aug. 3, 2010 -
Katsushika, Tokyo Fireworks Display held July 27, 2010
Don't
miss the amazing finale starting @ 8:42. Best viewed on a full PC
screen in a darkened room. (To view full screen, click on
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July 27, 2010 - My videos of
Langkawi, Malaysia
Video 1 - Underwater World (1/2)
Video 2 - Underwater World (2/2)
Video 3 - Langkawi Cable Car
Video 4 - Seven Wells Waterfall
Video 5 - Malaysian Butterfly at Seven Wells Waterfall
Video 6 - Mangrove Forest River Cruise
Video 7 - Tengah Beach
Video 8 - Aseania Resort Langkawi
Video 9 - Imperial Seafood Restaurant, Cenang
Video 10 - Cave of Bats
Video 11 - Laser light show in front of the Cabin Resort Langkawi
Video 12 - Kuah Town night market food stalls
Video 13 - Arrival of the Sea Jet 2 at the Kuah Town ferry terminal
Video 14 - Eagle feeding, monkey feeding, & blowfish feeding
After video starts, mouse over
screen to select the other 13 videos.
(more details on my Langkawi, Malaysia travel)
July 24, 2010 - My pics of
Langkawi, Malaysia
Langkawi, which means "reddish brown eagle" in the colloquial Malay
language, is a cluster of 99 exotic tropical islands in far
northwestern Malaysia which has been designated a World Geopark
by UNESCO.
Langkawi offers some of the world's best-kept secrets -- secluded coves
and long stretches of white sandy beaches. Washed by the calm turquoise
waters of the Andaman Sea, the islands are covered with age-old
rainforests and home to a rich diversity of flora and fauna.
The famous Langkawi eagle(s) at Eagle Square in Kuah Town
Click above to view pics of my July 15-19, 2010 vacation to Langkawi.
Enjoy !
(more details on my Langkawi, Malaysia travel)
July
9, 2010 -
Japanese mother kidnaps children from American father
My name is
Aiko, and I just turned 13. Can I ask you to help me find my brothers?
Noah is almost 10 and Kynan is almost seven. At the end of March 2010,
my mother kidnapped us from our own home and forced us to take new
names. After 20 days, I was able to escape, contact my father, and be
rescued.
However, my brothers are still captive, and
their whereabouts are unknown. My mother is very abusive and unstable,
so I am really worried about my brothers. They are most probably still
in the Tokyo area. Please let me know if you see boys who look like
them. Please help. Please.
July 5, 2010 - Hot dog eating
champ Kobayashi arrested in New York City
(AP Photo/Nick Jesdanun)
Six-time hot dog eating contest champion Takeru Kobayashi, center, of
Japan, is taken into custody by New York police officers after he
jumped on stage at the end of the hot dog eating contest in New York's
Coney Island on Sunday, July 4, 2010. (Source: Associated Press)
June
19, 2010
- Taking the kitty out today for a little fresh air on my
"mama-chari" ("mama's chariot," a simple and not so fashionable
shopping bike w/ baskets for groceries and/or seats for small
children)
June 11, 2010 - New Guinness World
Record for biggest swimsuit parade
To promote its new Gillette Venus razor, parent company Procter and
Gamble assembled 323 Japanese bikini-clad beauties at the Venus Fort
shopping complex in Odaiba, Tokyo to set a new world record. (http://www.gillettevenus-cp.jp/venusparade/)
June 9, 2010
- "How to keep your job" by Dr. Denis Waitley
"Keep your yearning and learning ahead of your earning."
June 6, 2010 - Sir Thomas Glover
with
his loyal butler
Behind the scenes in the May 28 &
June 4-5, 2010 filming of Episodes 29
& 33 in Ryomaden, the NHK TV samurai
drama series, starring Masaharu Fukuyama
& Yu Aoi
(Not a slideshow person? View the entire photo set here.)
June 6, 2010 - Lotteria's new Tower
Cheeseburger
This
heart-attack-waiting-to-happen sells for about 10 bucks...
May
31, 2010 - Sir Thomas Glover's butler with William J. Alt
May 30, 2010 - Sir Thomas Glover's
butler
Just spent 26 hours in Nagasaki where I had a
small role in the NHK TV samurai drama series "Ryomaden"
where I was the butler of Sir Thomas Glover, a famous
Scottish merchant who helped industrialize Japan in the mid-1800's.
May 14, 2010 - One
of Tokyo's most beautiful nighttime-illuminated Ferris wheels:
"Our gratitude to all those who have sacrificed and protected our
nation's Freedom, here and all over the world. Let us remember that
Freedom is never free..."
(this was taken in the Guam Airport)
May 5, 2010 - "The highest time is
lifed up to you."
This is a prime example of job security in Japan for English
proofreaders.
Ya gotta just LOVE Japan !
April 8, 2010 - Chidorigafuchi
nighttime cherry blossoms
The most
magnificent spot to view Tokyo cherry blossoms at night. And we were
lucky enough to catch them in good weather at their full-bloom
peak....April 4, 2010.
April 7,
2010 - Bridget and Craig do Tokyo
(Mar. 30 - April 6, 2010 pics)
Not a slideshow person? View the entire photo set here.
Mt. Jonen-dake was the final mountain on my list of the 25 highest mountains in Japan and the easiest and most accessible of all of Japan's highest peaks.
Listing of the highest mountains in Japan, complete with pics, videos, and descriptions where available, based on the climbing experience of Gary J. Wolff.
Gary J. Wolff's blog keeps you up-to-date with the silly stuff happening in my everyday life in Japan as well as recent additions/changes to the garyjwolff.com website.
My climb took place overnight, beginning around 10 pm on July 10 and returning the next day at about 1 pm, a journey up and back of about 15 hours. Joining
Photos, videos, & descriptions of my July 2010 Langkawi, Malaysia travel, including the Langkawi cable car, Underwater World, a mangrove river boat cruise, and Kuah Town.
While this mountain was basically all an uphill climb, the 1800-meter elevation gain to reach the summit of Mt. Kasagatake was more of a workout than I'd bargained for.
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Ya gotta just LOVE Japan !
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