{"id":64,"date":"2016-06-28T12:42:08","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T17:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/rural-japan\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2016-08-12T14:31:42","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T19:31:42","slug":"hiking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/rural-japan\/hiking\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature and Hiking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_slider admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Slider&#8221; show_arrows=&#8221;on&#8221; show_pagination=&#8221;on&#8221; auto=&#8221;off&#8221; auto_ignore_hover=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; remove_inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; background_position=&#8221;default&#8221; background_size=&#8221;default&#8221; hide_content_on_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; hide_cta_on_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; show_image_video_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;off&#8221; button_letter_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; button_use_icon=&#8221;default&#8221; button_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; button_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>[et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;Pause to smell the flowers in Oguninuma crater&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/871\/2016\/06\/Japan-CURI-UP-5.jpg&#8221; background_position=&#8221;default&#8221; background_size=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; use_bg_overlay=&#8221;off&#8221; use_text_overlay=&#8221;on&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; text_border_radius=&#8221;3&#8243; header_font_select=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||&#8221; body_font_select=&#8221;default&#8221; body_font=&#8221;||||&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;off&#8221; button_font_select=&#8221;default&#8221; button_font=&#8221;||||&#8221; button_use_icon=&#8221;default&#8221; button_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; text_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(25,25,25,0.35)&#8221;] [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;Embark on an ancient pilgrimage to the summit of Mt. Iide&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/871\/2016\/06\/JapanCURI-115.jpg&#8221; background_position=&#8221;default&#8221; background_size=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; use_bg_overlay=&#8221;off&#8221; use_text_overlay=&#8221;on&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; text_border_radius=&#8221;3&#8243; header_font_select=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||&#8221; body_font_select=&#8221;default&#8221; body_font=&#8221;||||&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;off&#8221; button_font_select=&#8221;default&#8221; button_font=&#8221;||||&#8221; button_use_icon=&#8221;default&#8221; button_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; text_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.35)&#8221;] [\/et_pb_slide]<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_slider][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u00a0Experience the beauty of Kitakata flora<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5OL40lGw3MI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|on|||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;28&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Recommended Locations<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_blurb admin_label=&#8221;Blurb&#8221; title=&#8221;Oguninuma Crater Pond&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#606b5e&#8221; use_circle=&#8221;off&#8221; circle_color=&#8221;#606b5e&#8221; use_circle_border=&#8221;off&#8221; circle_border_color=&#8221;#606b5e&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; animation=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;off&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;18&#8243; image=&#8221;https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/871\/2016\/07\/JapanCURI-12.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Located on the western slopes of Mt. 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