By YUKIO KONDO/ Staff Writer
December 14, 2020 at 07:10 JST
Kazuya Hiraide poses on a tree deck he built in a forest owned by his father near the family home in Fujimi, Nagano Prefecture. He said his habit of leaning against a tree trunk on the deck helps him to refresh his mind when he is back home. (Yasuhiro Sugimoto)
When he’s not putting himself in danger by scaling the world’s highest peaks, Kazuya Hiraide often leans against a tree trunk in Nagano Prefecture to collect his thoughts. [Read More]
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