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Mountain-side options not limited to mountain climbing
Takano: Do you have any memorable mountains?
Hikiji: I have climbed Tanigawa-dake and Tsubame-dake, but I am not so focused on mountaineering as I am on fishing, camping, and snowboarding.
Celeina: I see. I see. The leisure activities in the mountains are what you are talking about.
Hikiji: Yes, that’s right. Or spending time there or playing in the river, I like those things in themselves.
Celeina: I had never looked at it that way. I want to play in the mountains.
Takano: I felt that there are ways to spend time enjoying nature, not just climbing mountains. You were born in West Tokyo, weren’t you, Mr. Hikichi?
Hikiji: Yes, I was. I was born and raised in Hino, which is on the mountain side of Tokyo, and I spent my childhood playing in places like Mt. I felt a gap when I came back to the mountain side from the prosperous culture on the sea side, where there were many immigrants and companies moving into the area. I think it would be interesting if the mountainside culture could offer a variety of options and create a beach-like margin.
Takano: It would be great if the culture on the mountain side could flourish as well. Now, I would like to play a song here. I asked Hikichi-san to choose a song that he would like everyone to listen to together on the radio at this time. What song would it be?
Hikiji: An LA-based artist named Forester, as the name suggests, draws inspiration from nature in his songwriting. It is a very pleasant song that combines indie-folk genre and electro music.
