Hiking really is a full body exercise, as my achey muscles can attest to today. My shoulders feel tensed up, my quads are hard like boulders and I completely rubbed the skin off the back of my feet on Saturday thanks to my shiny, new hiking boots. But it was all worth it.

We went on the most amazing hike through the hills of Fujieda over near Utogo Falls. It was a perfect day other than the chilly wind that sliced through our bones during our lunch at the rope bridge.

All up we hiked about 16km through steeeeep terrain, entertaining ourselves with Unlimited Questions (aka 20 Questions) and Ken's penchant for choosing housing options (igloo, cardboard box...)

The scenery was stunning. We could see the Japanese alps from along a ridge we walked and on the other side of the ridge we could see out over Fujieda and other nearby cities.

I'll let the photos speak for themselves:

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