Hikingalong a riverrightnow, that's justabout, sorry, anhourand a halfnorthofTokyo.
今、川沿いをハイキングしていますが、そこは東京から北に1時間半ほどのところです。
Youseethishappentostumbleacrossthisspotongooglemapswhileworkingon a previousprojectaboutendingvillagesandkindof, I justwantedtocomeouthereanddosomehiking.
Usually I gocampingoutinNaganowhichhasthehighestdensityofcampsitesinallofJapanandsoit's reallyeasytogetanemptycampsiteon a weekdaybecausethere's justsomanycampsitesprobablygoingtousethisareahereandsetmyselfup a littlehammockinthetreesandyes, I amawarethatit's nottheperfectsetupfor a hammockbutyouworkwiththespacethatyouhave.
I'vehadthecampervanwithmesoit's kindofnice, it's nicejusttohavethetentthistimeandtobeabletorelaxoutherefor a nightbutit's a lotlesscampingand a lotmore a littlebitoffoodearlybedandthenwakinguptogetouttotheareastodosomehikingtomorrow.
Andfinallythesuniscomingout a littlesomuchnicerwiththesunwhenever I dothesehikingadventures, asidefromthebearsprayandthe, thatsatellitetrackerandalltheotherprecautions, notproductionsprecautionsthat I takeisyou'llnotice I oftenwearsomeformofclothingthatcontrastswiththeenvironmentandthenaturethat I'm insolelyinthehopesthatifsomethingdoesgoterriblywrong.
You'llnoticethatthere's actuallykindof a pathwaybuiltalonghereinsomesectionsandthat's becauseoriginallythesepathwayswereusedtoconnectdifferentmountainvillages, likeyoucanactuallyseeremnantsof a villagedownthereandthemerchantsandtraderswouldgofromvillagetovillagetosharetheirproductsorselltheirproductsorsellcharcoalandstufflikethatandthat's howtheyconductedbusinessandkeptareaalive.
Honestly, itfeelseversoslightlyanticlimacticforthatpathjusttoleadbackto a villagethat I've I'vewantedtowalkthatpathformonthsnowandjustleadbackhere, backto a village I'vealreadybeento.
Likeifyou're a fairlyregularviewer, youmayrecognizesomeoftheseitems.
普段からよくご覧になっている方なら、見覚えのあるものもあるのではないでしょうか。
I stayedoutinthisareafortwodaystohuntdownlocalswhooncelivedintheseabandonedvillagesandtelltheirstories, madeanentiredocumentaryaboutitandbehindthescenes.
Butthatbehindthescenesendedatthatpathwaywhere I justwasAnd I'vebeenwonderingeversince, whereitleadstowhile I absolutelylovedoingthesevideosoutinforestsandinnature, there's justsomethingthatisreally, reallymissedoncamera.
It's justhardtoreally, trulycaptureandshowwhatitlookslikethrough a camera, whichisoneofthereasonswhy I reallyhopethatpeoplewillcomeouthereandexploretheseareasbecausethesemountainsforthemostpartaroundtheworld, I am a damnareahavejustgoneprettymuchcompletelyabandoned.
I met a hikerherelasttimewhosaidthatshe'd beenhikingforEveranddidn't seeanybody, but 10 yearsagosheusedtoseepeoplehikingaroundhereandit's become a muchmoreraresight.
Heinvitedmeoutrecentlyandhegaveme a bunchofcoffeeareyouknow?
最近、彼は私を誘ってくれて、たくさんのコーヒーをくれたんですよ。
Mhm I um I havewhatJapanesepeoplecallitNicholsdot, whichistheycallitcattongueandbasically a cattongueiswhenyoucan't handlereallyhotfoodsanddrinksandthat, that 100% that, thatjustdescribesmyliferightthereactuallyoneofthenearbyvillages, there's a super, supersadstorythat I nevergotthechancetotelllasttimeAbout a gentlemanwholivedintheareaandhadsomethinglike 10 dogs, but a fewmonthsagohepassedawayallofhisdogs, hisproperty, allofit's stillthere.
So, I wasdrivingalongandthere's justlikethisbigoldfamilyofmonkeysjusthangingoutontheroad.
車を走らせていると、サルの大家族が道にたむろしていたんです。
Hi.
こんにちは。
Uhhuh.
そうですね。
Theveryfirsttimethat I everactuallyfoundtheabandonedvillageendupleavingbecausetherewas a verycuriousmonkeythatjustkeptgettingcloserandcloserand I waslike, no, we'renot.