Tomiyama, Yamagata โ†’ ๐Ÿ“ Natagiri Pass โ†’ Mogami, Yamagata โ†’ ๐Ÿ“ Hanatate Pass โ†’ Onikลbe, Miyagi

Map of Tลhoku with authorโ€™s route from Tomiyama, Yamagata to Onikลbe, Miyagi highlighted. ๐Ÿ—บ Open map in GaiaGPS โ†’


A small wooden shrine in a forest.

The roof of the shrine peeks out from between cedar trunks high above. ๐Ÿ“ Tomiyama, Yamagata


A cluster of cedars with curved trunks in a sunny forest. ๐Ÿ“ Natagiri Pass, Yamagata


A small red snowplow parked in front of a house, with a pair of black rubber boots leaning against it. ๐Ÿ“ Mogami, Yamagata


Looking down from a pass on a green valley under colorful evening clouds. ๐Ÿ“ Hanatate Pass, Yamagata|Miyagi


Steam wafts from a grate near a bathhouse at night. ๐Ÿ“ Onikลbe, Miyagi

These Walking Dreams is a visual field diary of a 4,300-kilometer walk from one end of Japan to the other, in the spring and summer of 2017.