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Summertime, sunshine and the Olympic Games I only noticed in a blink, as I was focused on my work, and the launch of my new company, japan-ferien.ch at http://www.japan-ferien.ch. The first month exceeded my expectations, many bookings came in, and some of those who booked with me already departed to Japan. This good start made … Continue reading »

The last entry of my blog „Hiking through Japan“ of 31st Dec. 2011 stated that “Now is the start of a new story”. That is exactly what has happened since then. It is now five months that I am back in Switzerland, and I have successfully set up my new travel business. It started on … Continue reading »

Donning my running shoes and enjoying the summer that just came around I pass through all the neighborhoods I already know so well from my time when I was preparing for Japan, and everything comes back to me. I compare the thoughts that cross my mind now with those I had then. Everything is different … Continue reading »

There is no day that I do not think of my long hike through Japan. All what I experienced, what I heard, the people I met, all this is deeply engraved in my mind, as deeply and as unvarying as a tattoo into skin. The more days go by, the more lines and colors combine … Continue reading »

Every day, I am drinking green tea, at night I sleep on tatami mats, often I eat rice, natto, fish and nori, I listen to Japanese language exercises, and I do try to speak Japanese at every opportunity. But still this is not like Japan, like what I experienced when I stayed in Japan last … Continue reading »

Coming back to Switzerland from Japan was not easy for me! After all these days in beautiful Japan full of intense moments, and with all my unforgettable memories I had to more or less force myself onboard of the plane back. My Japan Airlines flight was a very pleasant one. When we landed at Frankfurt … Continue reading »

Since my last entry, a lot of things have happened!   I have done presentations about my project “Hiking through Japan” in Tokyo and Kyoto, in order to boost our sales of postcards. Our postcard project “Walk for Japan” got off a very good start, and it is now possible also to order sets of … Continue reading »

It has been already a couple of days right into the New Year that I arrived at Cape Sata. Meanwhile something new, our new postcard project “Walk for Japan” has developed. “Walk for Japan” is the result of a co-operation with the tea company Obubu, Sakura Ryokan (Mrs. Tokuko Uneme and others), and KOTOBUKI (Rolf … Continue reading »

I wish you a happy new year! As promised, I want to set up a few more detailed informations about “walking through Japan”.   Number of days: 153 days Number of days of rest (including half-time party, typhoon-stop and film days): 30 days Walking days: 123 days Number of miles per month: Aug. 630km / … Continue reading »

Grateful and very happy I arrived at my destination, Cape Sata, this morning at 11:30 a.m. after five months and having walked for 2900 km in good health, and good shape! About two kilometers before the finish, the reception committee consisting of Mr. Tsuyoshi Isechi, Mr. Motokazu Nishimura, Mrs. Mikiko Morita and Mrs. Takako Kagoroku … Continue reading »