Camping

A branch of a Japanese maple with leaves just beginning to show signs of autumn color. A stone bench on which water bottles are resting is visible in the background below.

A branch of a Japanese maple with leaves just beginning to show signs of autumn color. A one-man tent is visible in the background.

A chest-up photo of a bald man in a chequered shirt, with a tree shading a utility shed in the background, and a patch of blue sky beyond.

Three blue pannier bags hanging from the branches of a Japanese maple tree, in an area flattened and finished in gravel. At the left edge of the photo there is a stone bench with a camp stove and moka pot.

A gravelled area with a row of trees some 10 meters away, and a stone bench in the foreground on which water bottles and other cooking gear rest, with a pannier bag and makings of a tent lying on the ground in front.

A brown one-man tent pitched on a leaf-strewn forest floor.

The ground sheet of a one-man tent spread under a tree, with a pannier bag next to it. The shadow of the person taking the picture (me) is visible on the ground.

A wooden bench wet from rain stands in forestland, at the edge of a flat area covered in small shards of terracotta. Four pannier bags are lying on or against the bench, with some of the contents removed, including a cup, a small square cooking pot, and a water bottle. In for foreground on the flat area a small gasoline stove stands on a tiny plastic stool, heading a Bialetti coffee maker.

A wooden sign reading (in English translation) “Crowdfunding contributors inviting recognition,” followed by a list of over forty screen and personal names, and finally “Thank you for your support!”

Roped-off turnout from a paved road, with a sign reading (in English translation) “Oyama Foods / Barbecue Spot”. There is a neat stack of split firewood to the left of the turn-in, with lush green foliage behind.