Volcanoes and hiking around Tokyo

Active volcanoes are a phenomenon. They are the connection from the earth's razor-thin surface to the heart of our planet. Japan is full of active volcanoes - beautiful to hike, disastrous when seismic activity reminds us how much power is stored under us.

I love hiking active volcanoes and will go to some of them more often in my life. They shall be honored with their own blogs. Mt. Fuji is Japan's tallest and most famous, a sleeping giant: http://holyfuji.blogspot.jp/. Mt. Asama is very active: http://mtasama.blogspot.jp/. A blog on the Izu Islands will follow.