About this episode

Wes Lang shares his experiences as the first confirmed American to climb Japan's 100 famous mountains and discusses various aspects of hiking in Japan.

On this episode of Japan Station , we're joined by the first confirmed American to climb Japan's "100 famous mountains" (hyakumēzan, 百名山): Wes Lang. We also talk about his experiences climbing Japan's tallest mountains and more. 👉Topics Discussed About climbing Japan's hundred famous mountains (hyakumēzan, 百名山) Animal encounters while climbing mountains in Japan Memorable experiences while hiking in Japan About getting lost during a winter hike in Shiga Prefecture What to do if you get lost while hiking About climbing the tallest mountain in each of Japan's 47 prefectures Advice for hiking in Japan About Wes Lang's work as a travel consultant And much more! 👉Subscribe to the Podcast! Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/japan-station-a-podcast-by-japankyo-com/id1440454968 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6lDoFFt4M0HyyKaVeDyKkB 👉Support on Patreon & Ko-fi Support for as little as $1 a month to get early access to episodes, ad free versions and occassional bonus content Support on Patreon https://patreon.com/japankyo Support via a one time donation! Ko-fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/japankyo Venmo: https://venmo.com/tonyrvega Paypal.me…

People in this episode

Guest: Wes Lang

Topics covered

• climbing
• hiking
• Japanese mountains
• travel experiences
• outdoor advice

Keywords

• Japan's 100 famous mountains
• hyakumēzan
• hiking advice
• animal encounters
• travel consultant

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: JapanKyo.com

Places: Shiga Prefecture, Japan

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