<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:53:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/izu/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Day out in Ito, Shizuoka Part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[After going to the cactus park at Mt. Omuro ( see the previous post). We headed back to Ito, hiking to a temple with a pretty wisteria garden and getting a temple stamp and from there, we waited for the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@kapitalismus36/day-out-in-ito-shizuoka-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@kapitalismus36/day-out-in-ito-shizuoka-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kapitalismus36]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:20:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeTuV76ah9WqLD2ZzcnZRZjTTgQHi3KS51jCmAJCiYzVM5BR5eL4gTm5S9QTgHkmWXU68LDEAXcJyyp2oyrKvDQwY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Year Hike from Toi Onsen to Heda Port, in Izu.]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the second of January 2023 we got the train to Shuzenji station, then bus to Toi. We arrived about 10.30am. This was commendable as the amount of alcohol being consumed several hours before was dangerously]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@justinchicken/new-year-hike-from-toi-onsen-to-heda-port-in-izu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@justinchicken/new-year-hike-from-toi-onsen-to-heda-port-in-izu</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justinchicken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2023 10:16:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMkf3udiCagKn5vdJx67RUPnkunk9EMeiDGuv2viQCk7bSyHWAFQQn1VJoo8igv541CtmreErqzxYSCibAdi6L2pv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around Shuzenji in Izu, Japan.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The season for beautiful leaves and warm glowing vistas in the warmth of the midday sun is almost over and winter is approaching rapidly in Japan. This was our last chance to see some Autumn leaves this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@justinchicken/around-shuzenji-in-izu-japan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@justinchicken/around-shuzenji-in-izu-japan</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justinchicken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2022 11:03:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMkf3udiCagKn5vdJx67RUPnkunk9EMeiDGuv2viQCk7bSyHVxdMpzWLM621HMzqimKm5D8rBPAhKCetZdjis4DTU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hiking on the Odoriko Trail]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Saturday, we hiked most of the Odoriko trail. Its named after a book "Izu no Odoriko", which means The dancing girl of Izu. The book was written nearly a hundred years ago and has become a classic work]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@justinchicken/hiking-on-the-odoriko-trail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@justinchicken/hiking-on-the-odoriko-trail</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justinchicken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 11:15:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMkf3udiCagKn5vdJx67RUPnkunk9EMeiDGuv2viQCk7bSyHVxdMprfgq9rWM9iSDSZ2sKuZhSfb5uTcNcaGZc23x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ishibu Beach in Matsuzaki, Izu, Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saturday was hot, really hot and with some humidity added in to the mix, the best place to go was either an air conditioned crowded mall, or the beach, so we went to the beach. I wanted to go to Izu Town]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@justinchicken/ishibu-beach-in-matsuzaki-izu-japan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@justinchicken/ishibu-beach-in-matsuzaki-izu-japan</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justinchicken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2022 09:50:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMkf3udiCagKn5vdJx67RUPnkunk9EMeiDGuv2viQCk7bSyHVxdMF4vXPNCa7gUph8hXkTd1Xu44pUTrB5cx2LaCW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Shizuoka City Cherry Blossoms.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year, for me, was one of the best for seeing cherry blossoms. Usually I miss the peak time and its usually a fleeting experience, but this year, I've managed to see the flowers for over a month in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@justinchicken/some-shizuoka-city-cherry-blossoms</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@justinchicken/some-shizuoka-city-cherry-blossoms</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justinchicken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2022 07:23:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMkf3udiCagKn5vdJx67RUPnkunk9EMeiDGuv2viQCk7bSyHVxdMEfQYrRadm5hKAf1766BxwP4vhPKdoXBxwRMaW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canoeing Around Izu. (Tago).]]></title><description><![CDATA[We went to the local sports and outdoor shop and bought an inflatable double man canoe. It was about 45,000 yen. We took it out of the box and went off to Izu to find a place to try it. I would never have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@justinchicken/canoeing-around-izu-tago</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@justinchicken/canoeing-around-izu-tago</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justinchicken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2021 11:06:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMkf3udiCagKn5vdJx67RUPnkunk9EMeiDGuv2viQCk7bSyHVm1J4pUw1SMZoK6fmsBTLdsc1GR5vhmnKETAxzCyt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Introduction.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi everyone. I'm starting a blog which I plan to be about hiking, walking, canoeing, running and cycling in Japan. I already post my Actifit activities, but I thought that I would back them up with some]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@conradpoos/my-introduction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@conradpoos/my-introduction</guid><category><![CDATA[actifit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[conradpoos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:14:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8vAGXQ1Qxt5W4mmhKaRok6fFqMBRgDrHY6pqdKvxE7bR2enxALmi1daaf1qncQaKWY4EYkVTddxCdw38xoiJwssEtEY6xZXpx1ZtWZm3UPZQyNva?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wandering along the Kano River in Izu]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Kano river flows down to the sea at Numazu in Shizuoka, but further up, it is formed from the rivers Nekokoshi and Hontani. We looked around the Kano river area right up to where the merger of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@justinchicken/wandering-along-the-kano-river-in-izu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@justinchicken/wandering-along-the-kano-river-in-izu</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justinchicken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2021 10:20:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMkf3udiCagKn5vdJx67RUPnkunk9EMeiDGuv2viQCk7bSyHVm1J4geGhNi9oCaVE5YTaPdKLHf7ECnuavn73Rk5L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Its Beach Season in Japan Again 5 (Usami Beach)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We came here at the beginning of August and again just before Obon in the middle of August, just before the Shizuoka beaches all closed because of the rising coronavirus cases.. 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We arrived at about 2pm, put the beach tent up and then]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@justinchicken/its-beach-season-in-japan-again-4-toji-beach-near-shimoda</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@justinchicken/its-beach-season-in-japan-again-4-toji-beach-near-shimoda</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justinchicken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2021 12:06:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMkf3udiCagKn5vdJx67RUPnkunk9EMeiDGuv2viQCk7bSyHVm1J4geFtcDWPbpNAphsU262xzrkRqBWFBF74ZVmG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Its Beach Season in Japan Again 3 (Matsuzaki Beach).]]></title><description><![CDATA[After staying the night in Toi (see the last post), we decided to try the beaches further south along the west coast of Izu.  I had stayed in Matsuzaki earlier this year and gone hiking, so I saw]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@justinchicken/its-beach-season-in-japan-again-3-matsuzaki-beach</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@justinchicken/its-beach-season-in-japan-again-3-matsuzaki-beach</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justinchicken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2021 10:38:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMkf3udiCagKn5vdJx67RUPnkunk9EMeiDGuv2viQCk7bSyHVm1J4YocPavmNU1ZD1144vUhpLF4F7oMAZ46KxThQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Its Beach Season in Japan Again 2 (Toi Beach).]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Olympics has made the national holidays in Japan change a little in July this year. 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We moved to Mishima, in Shizuoka last September, so we haven't]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@justinchicken/its-the-beach-season-in-japan-finally-ito</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@justinchicken/its-the-beach-season-in-japan-finally-ito</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justinchicken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 13:56:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMkf3udiCagKn5vdJx67RUPnkunk9EMeiDGuv2viQCk7bSyHVm1J4YocP3CiDtodNSjETQ1CF6y3ttDszvgHck1FL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walking around Matsukawa and Ippeki Lakes in the Izu Peninsula, Japan.]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are two small lakes in Izu which I have never been to, but which have interested me since I got a hiking map of the area and saw that there are walks around both of those bodies of water. 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Its a sort of theme park, with an English town and a Canadian town and a small railway connecting the two together and a couple of beautiful valleys with unkempt flowers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@justinchicken/niji-no-sato-shuzenji-izu-june</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@justinchicken/niji-no-sato-shuzenji-izu-june</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justinchicken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2021 12:08:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMkf3udiCagKn5vdJx67RUPnkunk9EMeiDGuv2viQCk7bSyHVm1J4Qxx4hhGeHCUp3P6NhAYrBLmrQqPEDgtTRY1C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cycling trip to Numazu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today we cycled to Numazu from Mishima. We wanted to go to the Emperors house, actually its an emperors ex house. At this place there are a lot of hydrangeas at this time of year. 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