Kurokami Mountain

Ross took me hiking for an afternoon to this great mountain that’s only 20 minutes from our apartments! We climbed to the top pretty quickly but somehow managed to an unintensional detour on the way down. It was a beautiful hike and a really enjoyable afternoon. We came across a Japanese family on the way up. After Ross’ conversation with them, I learned that they drive for four hours every weekend to climb to the top of this mountain because they believe that the soil has healing power. They have a very sick daughter so they collect the soil and place it under her pillow in the hospital every week.