Hello, I'm Watanabe from the techo team. I'm here today to share with you two things that I'm glad I wrote or pasted in my techo.



[No.1: Hiking booklet]
Although I only do it around three times a year, I like to go hiking in low mountains. There are great hiking apps these days where you can write down your hiking plans, diaries and log GPS data.

I do admit that apps are extremely practical and useful, but I'd like to recommend handwritten hiking booklets. By writing down your hiking plans by hand, it's so much easier to imagine what your hike would be like, and moreover, it will get you more excited for it!


　Mount Jinba is close to Mount Takao and is included in the 100 famous mountains of the Kanto area. Although the summit is higher than Mount Takao, it isn't crowded and is fairly easy to climb, and the summit is a spacious, grassy area and offers a great view. The area where you can use burners is spacious too.




　Mount Tsukuba is also known as a low mountain that is easy to climb. If you're going with your children, I recommend the Shirakumo Bridge course where you can see lots of oddly-shaped rocks along the way. There are many people who hike with their dogs too. There are both cable cars and ropeways so you don't have to worry about going down too. I also like how the Tsukuba Express is super fast. (Apparently its maximum speed is 130km/h)



By creating these booklets and pasting them in my techo, I'm able to compare the height of the mountains of my past hikes and plan which mountain I should aim next, or think about how my son got bored during the last hike so I should choose a mountain where we can enjoy various courses for next time.

By looking back on these booklets, my excitement for the next hike grows. It also shows my child's growth and how much I've aged lol.




[No.2: Origami]
My son is currently addicted to origami. He folds them earnestly with his small hands and gives my wife those that went well, those that look okay to his grandma, and those that didn't go well to me.



Origami all folded up　



This is what it's like when opened. Just doing this is quite fun.


Because my room will be filled up with origami at this rate, I paste origami from my son that I especially like in my techo. By pasting them in, it has turned my techo into a treasure box.

I do contemplate whether I should paste it in or not, so maybe it's better to keep it in a pocket instead.


That's all I've got for today! I hope you look forward to the next Techo News!

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