1-day nature trekking tour on telemarks in Minakami

Join local guide Hiroko on this 1-day nature trekking tour in Minakami, Japan and discover this stunning area in close proximity of Tokyo.

Mikuni Mountains

1 Day

Jan - Apr, Dec

Low

Description

Come join me on this beautiful hike around Minakami. You’ll enjoy the stunning nature in this area with your telemarks on!

Minakami is an outdoor sports and hot spring town in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Several ski resorts are found close to Minakami and their proximity to Tokyo make them very popular among Japanese as well as foreign skiers.

You’ll find that it’s so much fun to smoothly walk around the forests in Minakami. Telemarks will make your snow walk comfortable so that we can easily go up and down on gentle slopes. Telemark skis provide much better mobility that snowshoes and are a great way to move around deep snow.

Both telemark skis and poles are included in the tour price and a local hot lunch will be provided as well. We’ll all share a lovely moment together eating lunch on the snow. We might also get to see some of the local fauna, so this tour is perfect for nature lovers!

The best time to join me on this nature trek is from mid-December to the beginning of April. You don’t need any prior experience to participate in this tour: if you’ve never walked on telemark skis before, I’ll give you a few tips before we start. It’s super easy!

Sounds like fun? Contact me now and come join me on this amazing day in Minakami. It’s a great way to discover this gorgeous area.

Price includes

Guiding fee
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Personal insurance

Details

More info

Equipment list:

Ski wear Warm clothes (e.g. fleece, light dawn, etc.) Underwear (quick-dry, synthetic fiber is recommended) Socks (quick-dry, synthetic fiber is recommended) Cap (beanie, ear-covered knit cap, etc.) Neck warmer (balaclava, etc.) Gloves (both comfortable and warm) Sunglasses or Goggle (UV protection) Sunscreen Snack Drink Backpack
In case I'm busy on the dates you request this trip, a JMGA mountain guide colleague will be able to guide you instead.

Meeting point

Will be announced after tour registration.

About the guide

Hiroko

4.5

(12)

Mountain Guide

I am a JMGA mountain guide based in Minakami in Gumma prefecture in Japan, home to Mount Tanigawa in the Tanigawa Mountain Range. It is one of the top 100 famous mountains in Japan and is my favourite mountain full of potentials in rock climbing, mountaineering, backcountry skiing and trekking. I also run a lodging service there for the convenience of clients, which I started in response to the requests by my clients in 2011.

My specialty ranges from climbing / mountaineering, trekking (hiking and snow shoeing), Sawanobori (climbing up through waterfalls), backcountry skiing / ski touring, pack rafting and canyoning.

Having been a member of Exploration Club whilst at University in Kyoto, my first guiding certification was in river rafting, where my passion lay at the time, and my main guiding activities now are mostly in the mountains.
With “explore deeper and have fun” as mottos, I put together outdoor adventure itineraries for each season of the year, so that more people can feel and enjoy the power and kindness of the nature.

I would love to share the unique, beautiful and exploratory experience you can get in Minakami with you, let it be in the mountains or in the waters!

I have the following certificates: JMGA Climbing Guide Stage Level 2, Oze Nature Guide, Oze Climbing Guide and WMA Wilderness First Responder.

When I'm unavailable to guide, my trusted colleagues with JMGA certifications will be able to guide you!

Languages

Japanese | French | English

Certificates

JMGA

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What people are saying about Hiroko

Li-hsin

It was my first winter mountaineering experience, and I had a wonderful time. Hiroko is great guide. She is professional, knowledgable, and very patient. Also, her love for Tanigawadake and the Minakami area is both inspiring and contagious. It made me want to come back and experience the area in a different season. My only complaint is that our email communication was a little slow. Overall I highly recommend this tour.

Thank you soooooo much to help arranging such an experience for us! Jimmy, Alice and I had so much fun, everything was great!!!! Thank you for your kindness! We love the blog too! We will certainly come again! Please send our great appreciation to Michi San (he's fun and cool!), also our Chef (She made us the best noodles and CD : ) I will send you more photos. Please take care and let us know when the next multi-day packrafting opportunity comes. We love camping and outdoor! Japan has a very nice natural environment. Cheers, Ardis

Olivia

No one replies questions on Explore-share whatsapp. Appreciate if can know change of tour guide in advance.

Mindy

Hiroko was amazingly fit, really professional and punctual, and clearly loved the area. Lunch was delicious and we got so lucky with the weather - highly recommended!

Andrew

It was wonderful and the guides were superb – big recommendation