On a beautiful sunny afternoon we hiked up Mount Kenzan. It was my first hike in Japanese countryside, we walked for about 2 hours, first entering through some rice fields, then up into a mountain path that seems very un-used, and a bit of a secret. It was a beautiful walk with glimpses of the view changing as we climbed higher. once we reached the ridge peak we could see in both directions, the islands and the city and landscape. we took a break on some boulders, relaxed and enjoyed our efforts. the trip down was even more fun. We blazed through a steep and very overgrown path. so steep that we kept falling and sliding, grabbing onto trees for support that often were brittle and snapped off. we glimpsed wild boar running through the trees and for a time we lost the path and had to make our own way ending up coming out through a rice farm and eventually finding our way. All the while a beautiful sky added to the experience with a golden slowly setting sun.