Last Updated: May 8, 2023

Scaling Mt. Kumotori

The Highest Mountain in All of Tokyo

Just how many hours had it been since I started making my arduous ascent toward the summit of Mt. Kumotori (lit. “Cloud Catcher Mountain”)? Somewhere along the way, I had switched off the active part of my mind for the first time in a while. Step after step, I was slowly starting to lose track of…