When the English archeologist William Gowland saw the major mountain chain in the middle of Honshu he thought they resembled the European Alps so he named them accordingly. Later, English missionary Reverend…The post Japan Travel: A Hiker’s Guide to the Japanese Southern Alps appeared first on Tokyo Weekender.
When the English archeologist William Gowland saw the major mountain chain in the middle of Honshu he thought they resembled the European Alps so he named them accordingly. Later, English missionary Reverend Walter Weston agreed with Gowland and popularized the name the Japanese Alps. Today, Japan’s most majestic mountain range is divided into the Northern…