[6 Recommended Places in Ropponmatsu!] September 2024 VOL.2 Recommended by a travel specialist! "Building the Ito Shindo" / Neo Alps
"Ropponmatsu's 6 Recommendations!" is a collection of books carefully selected by our shop's genre specialists, featuring the books they most want you to read right now.
We have a book that we recommend to you all.
■Recommended by our travel experts!
"Creating Shindo Ito"
Neo Alps
-An invitation to Shindo Ito of Kurobe, Japan's last frontier-
If you know anything about Ito Shindo, you must be a big mountain lover.
The sixth recommendation for this trip is a zine that any mountain lover will definitely want.
The sixth recommendation for this trip is a zine that any mountain lover will definitely want.
In the summer of 2023, Ito Shindo, the shortest route to the deepest part of Kurobe, will be reopened after approximately 40 years.
This route was originally opened in 1956 after 10 years by Shoichi Ito (author of the famous book "Kurobe no Sanzoku"), the owner of the Mimata Sanso lodge, but it subsequently fell into disrepair and became impassable.
His son, Kei Ito, took the lead in reviving it.
The route's unique feature is that it is not a hike on a footpath built into the valley, nor is it like climbing an untouched gorge; you are free to walk anywhere and the route is well maintained, meaning it offers both freedom and risk.
This route was originally opened in 1956 after 10 years by Shoichi Ito (author of the famous book "Kurobe no Sanzoku"), the owner of the Mimata Sanso lodge, but it subsequently fell into disrepair and became impassable.
His son, Kei Ito, took the lead in reviving it.
The route's unique feature is that it is not a hike on a footpath built into the valley, nor is it like climbing an untouched gorge; you are free to walk anywhere and the route is well maintained, meaning it offers both freedom and risk.
This zine contains essays by Shoichi Ito, titled "Creating the Ito Shindo," and Kei Ito, who is reviving it. And a route map of the Ito Shindo.
Looking at the waterproof map will inspire your sense of adventure in the area known as Japan's last frontier.
Looking at the waterproof map will inspire your sense of adventure in the area known as Japan's last frontier.
