こんにちは、HPマネージャーの仲井です！
今回はAlexさんに、Alvin研メンバーと一緒に日本百名山の一つに挑戦した際のことを記事に書いていただきました！
私もいつか登山に挑戦してみたいです♪

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We met up at Okayama station on a beautiful Saturday morning to hike th famous Daibosatsurei.
The Daibosaturei is one of Japan’s famous 100 mountains, and as such we expect it to offer incredible views.
We were not disappointed. The mountain ridge offers clear views of the southern alps and mt Fuji, as well as the sprawling city of Kofu below our feet.
It was not a very challenging hike, but it was rewarding after one difficult incline to the gorgeous views.
We sat on top of the mountain and are out onigiri for lunch and just chatted with Mt. Fuji gently watching us from above the clouds.

We slowly made our way down to the infamous Daibosatsupass (大菩薩峠).

This mountain pass that used to be traversed for travel from Edo to Kofu is infamous for the famous novel of the same name by Nakazato Kaizan (中里介山).
More famous yet may be the movie based on the novel by famous director Kihachi Okamoto (岡本喜八).
This movie and this novel explore the life of fictitious character called Ryunosuke Tsuki (机竜之助).
This is a movie I really want to watch now, not only because I have passed by that area, but because this story is an exploration of evil.
Ryunosuke is not a kind hero, but instead a vicious murderer. This movie follows and explores the complex psychology of an antihero.

Regardless, we finally made it down from the mountain ate some of Yamanashi’s famous 名物, ほうとう (Famous food, Hoto).
My experience with Hoto is that it becomes more delicious the more you eat it, and all the flavors condense. It was excellent.

Overall, it was an amazing trip and we spent a lot of quality time making deeper friendships with each other, and promised to do it again!

by ALEX　