Marukuyama

01/01/2026

First sunrise of 2026. New Year, same me. My resolution is to not change, continue being myself, striving for my goals, and stay positive.
#初日の出 #初日の出2026

31/12/2025

this year I really pushed myself to new heights, literally.

11/12/2025

Early morning walk in the countryside.

16/11/2024

Long weekend adventure in scary and and with - fought some zombies, saw some fall colors, and lots of tasty foods!

27/10/2024

All these photos were taken in the span of one hour. It was a foggy hike all day yesterday, but it suddenly cleared up just before sunset. 5 times to the Mt. Hakuun summit. One of the most fascinating places in Japan.

03/08/2024

Time flies. I can’t believe it’s been 3 years since I climbed up this monster in a storm #剱岳 #剱岳山頂 #剱岳ビュー

23/05/2024

Over 24 hiking blogs written!

Who is this Canadian guy talking about hiking adventures in Japan? ​As I finished my twenties and made my way into the early thirties I noticed a sad trend of many friends giving up on their personal goals to put everything into a career job they didn't enjoy. I almost slipped into that route, but...

06/12/2023

https://www.marukuyama.com/
Official Blog Site is up!

Hi, I'm Marukuyama - a giant Canadian who's been climbing in Japan for over a decade. Let me share with you some of my greatest Japan travel stories of both incredible accomplishment and epic failure.