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What’s This Lil’ Thing?
This is a non-exhaustive* archival of all the planned walks and the associated projects (writer, author, certified non-nudnik) over the years-2025 that’s been covered on his and newsletters, and . He’s done multiple “” over the years that runs only for the duration of his planned walks or trips. These pop-ups then serve as the material and backbone for his books—books that are born from looking closely on a subject like the in Japan.
Why focus on his walks then, instead of his writing? Largely because of the fact that most of his writing is about walking (the ridgeline newsletter is largely about walking), and he was written extensively, multiple times, about how much for all of his creative endeavors.
To understand more about the idea of walking supporting creativity, see . You can see all of the projects the walking has enabled
.The lengthy duration of his walk and the fact that his writing is public-facing meant he has answered the question of “how do I walk for such long periods” several times, which is .
*Few Caveats
Non-exhaustive purely because I’m sure there are far more short one-day or private walks that are not written about.
Dates (and thus duration) and distances are not always one-hundo-percent accurate, as it is based on publicly available information. This will be noted, and references to dates/length is linked for access!
Starting Stats!
A Total Of...
km overat an average pace of
5,260
304 days
17.3 km/days
The Average Walk...
iskm in days
276.84
13.8
The Longest Walk...
is the and km in the walk in
43 days
1,000
@Nakasendō
April 2019
Allllll of the Walks, from Dec 2015-Now.
Walks in Cards
All cards with blue fonts have an associated project, although only ones with a blue background has a project that is not the Walk and Talk. Both ‘duration‘ and ‘length (km)’ value is colored on a color scale, from orange to green, based on how short it is comparatively (orange) to how long it is comparatively (green).
Unsurprisingly, generally the longer the amount of days the longer the length of the path walked. You can see below how well this correlates. However, there’s two interesting exceptions to this: slower photography-focused walks and the faster second Tōkaidō walk.
For the photography-focused walks (’Ten Great, Strange, Mid-sized Cities in Japan’ and Kii Peninsula, The Return), the intention was to capture the essence of the path, cities, and people. Walking became a secondary vehicle to this goal. The second Tōkaidō walk was just intended to go much faster than the usual pace of (XX km/day on average), covering 37.5km per day instead.
December 2015
1
April 2016
1
March 2018
1
September 2018
1
April 2019
1
October 2019
1
December 2019
1
February 2020
1
November 2020
1
May 2021
1
November 2021
1
May 2022
1
August 2022
1
October 2022
1
January 2023
1
July 2023
1
November 2023
1
December 2023
1
March 2024
1
May 2024
1
June 2024
1
October 2024
1
Shikoku Pilgrimage
Duration
10 daysAccurate Dates?
Accurate Month
Accurate Length?
No reference
Companionship
Group Walk
Written In
Roden 008b: Infinite Pilgrimage
Date Ref
Roden 008b: Infinite Pilgrimage
Kumano Kodo: Nakahechi and Kohechi
Duration
8 daysLength (Km)
107 kmAccurate Dates?
Approximate Month
Accurate Length?
Nearest Tens
Books/Projects
Walk Kumano
Koya Kodo
Companionship
Friends
Written In
Walk Kumano: Kumano Kodo
Essays: To Make a Book, Walk a Book
Roden 009: A Mountain Walk
Notes
OpenLength Ref
Roden 009: A Mountain Walk
Date Ref
Walk Kumano: Kumano Kodo
(Reverse) Kumano Kodo
Duration
10 daysAccurate Dates?
Accurate Month
Accurate Length?
No reference
Companionship
Solo
Friends
Written In
Roden 017: A Walk in Japan, an Art Observatory, Therapy in Server Work
Roden 018: Pilgrim Laundry, Rebel Girls, Sacred Mirror
Date Ref
Roden 017: A Walk in Japan, an Art Observatory, Therapy in Server Work
Roden 018: Pilgrim Laundry, Rebel Girls, Sacred Mirror
Camino de Santiago
Duration
15 daysLength (Km)
260 kmAccurate Dates?
Accurate Month
Accurate Length?
Nearest Tens
Books/Projects
How to Walk and Talk
Companionship
Friends
Walk and Talk Group
Written In
Roden 021: The Walk 'n Talk & the Camino de Santiago
Length Ref
Roden 021: The Walk 'n Talk & the Camino de Santiago
Date Ref
Roden 021: The Walk 'n Talk & the Camino de Santiago
Nakasendō
Duration
43 daysLength (Km)
1000 kmAccurate Dates?
Exact Dates
Accurate Length?
Contested Hundreds
Books/Projects
SW945: A Walk in Japan
Kissa by Kissa
The SMS newsletter
Pachinko Road Walk With Me
Kissa by Kissa Jp Ed
The Craft of "Kissa by Kissa" — Bookmaking in Japan
Companionship
Solo
Written In
Ridgeline 012: Boredom and The Long Walk
Roden 025: A Retreat, a Walk, SMS Publishing, Advice to a Young Me
Ridgeline 015: Inoh Tadataka and the Tools of a Walk
Ridgeline 016: Scale
Ridgeline 017: End of an Era
Ridgeline 018: That Shinkansen Whoosh
Ridgeline 019: Root Appreciation
Ridgeline 020: Didn't Die in The Mountains
Ridgeline 021: The Unresolved Walk, The Best Walk
Ridgeline 022: Stillness (Sorta)
Wired: The Glorious, Almost-Disconnected Boredom of My Walk in Japan
Ridgeline 023: Walk and Transcribe
Ridgeline 027: Walking, Habits, Systems
Ridgeline 028: Responses to SMSes - Part 2
Ridgeline 026: Responses to SMSes - Part 1
Ridgeline 037: Responses to SMSes - Part 3
Ridgeline 034: SW945: The Sound of a Walk in Japan
Ridgeline 045: My Kingdom for Bread
Eater: A 600-Mile Quest to Savor Japan's Kissaten and Pizza Toast
Ridgeline 051: Pizza Toast Tales: Thompson
Show 8 moreNotes
OpenLength Ref
Essays: SMS Publishing
Date Ref
Essays: SMS Publishing
Ridgeline 021: The Unresolved Walk, The Best Walk
Ridgeline 022: Stillness (Sorta)
Yangshou Heritage Trail
Duration
7 daysLength (Km)
130 kmAccurate Dates?
Accurate Month
Accurate Length?
Nearest Tens
Books/Projects
How to Walk and Talk
Companionship
Walk and Talk Group
Written In
Ridgeline 042: Cocoon of Sleep
Ridgeline 043: How to Walk and Talk
Length Ref
Ridgeline 043: How to Walk and Talk
Date Ref
Ridgeline 042: Cocoon of Sleep
Ridgeline 043: How to Walk and Talk
Ise-ji
Duration
8 daysLength (Km)
170 kmAccurate Dates?
Exact Dates
Accurate Length?
Nearest Tens
Books/Projects
Walk Kumano
SW945: A Walk in Japan
Companionship
Solo
Written In
Ridgeline 045: My Kingdom for Bread
Ridgeline 047: Pop-Up Walk
Ridgeline 049: That Floating Feeling
Ridgeline 048: Do You Drink?
Walk Kumano: Ise-ji
Ridgeline 054: Photos: Ise-ji Objects
Length Ref
Walk Kumano: Ise-ji
Date Ref
Walk Kumano: Ise-ji
Ridgeline 045: My Kingdom for Bread
Hagi-Ōkan
Duration
5 daysLength (Km)
40 kmAccurate Dates?
Accurate Month
Accurate Length?
Nearest Tens
Companionship
Friends
Written In
Ridgeline 061: Walking the Hagi-Okan
Length Ref
Ridgeline 061: Walking the Hagi-Okan
Date Ref
Ridgeline 061: Walking the Hagi-Okan
Tōkaidō
Duration
27 daysLength (Km)
630 kmAccurate Dates?
Exact Dates
Accurate Length?
Contested Hundreds
Books/Projects
Pachinko Road
SW945: A Walk in Japan
Binaural views of the Tōkaidō
Companionship
Solo
Friends
Written In
Ridgeline 089: Long Walk Thinking
Ridgeline 091: Self-Improvement and the Big Walk
Ridgeline 093: Prepping for a Big Tōkaidō Walk
Essays: Let's Walk Across Japan, Together
Ridgeline 095: Come Walk With Me
Roden 048: Creativity Bootcamp and The Long Walk
Ridgeline 096: Housekeeping
Ridgeline 097: Walking Mode
Ridgeline 098: COVID-19 and Walking Japan
Ridgeline 099: Six Tokaido Moments
Ridgeline 101: Them Post-Walk Blues
Roden 047: A Big Walk, Book Success, Work as Protest
Notes
OpenLength Ref
Roden 048: Creativity Bootcamp and The Long Walk
Essays: Let's Walk Across Japan, Together
Date Ref
Essays: Let's Walk Across Japan, Together
Kii Peninsula
Duration
26 daysLength (Km)
600 kmAccurate Dates?
Exact Dates
Accurate Length?
Contested Hundreds
Books/Projects
Where are all the Nightingales
"Nothing Exciting” Walking Videos
Things Become Other Things
Things Become Other Things (Random House Ed.)
Nightingalingale
About a Nightingale
SW945: A Walk in Japan
Companionship
Solo
Written In
Ridgeline 117: New Pop-up Newsletter — Kumano Kodō
Ridgeline 115: Walking as Spreadsheet
Ridgeline 114: Mountain Mode, Village Mode
Ridgeline 118: Pack Exhaustion
Ridgeline 119: All The Gear
Roden 055: A Million Weird Tricks, a Few Centuries Distilled
Roden 056: Big Walk Energy, Story Demystified, Film Review
Ridgeline 124: The Lost Marutanbo
Japan Times: Paying Pilgrimage to The Last Kissaten on The Kumano Kodo Trail
Ridgeline 133: The Year in Walking - 2021
NYT: A Long Walk Through Japan's Kii Peninsula
Ridgeline 141: A Walk Around Kii in The New York Times
Roden 068: New Essay in The New York Times
Notes
OpenLength Ref
Ridgeline 117: New Pop-up Newsletter — Kumano Kodō
Roden 056: Big Walk Energy, Story Demystified, Film Review
Ridgeline 133: The Year in Walking - 2021
Date Ref
Ridgeline 117: New Pop-up Newsletter — Kumano Kodō
Ten Great, Strange, Mid-sized Cities in Japan
Duration
35 daysLength (Km)
350 kmAccurate Dates?
Exact Dates
Accurate Length?
Nearest Tens
Books/Projects
"Nothing Exciting” Walking Videos
Tiny Barber, Post Office
Companionship
Solo
Written In
Ridgeline 132: The Next 500km+ Walk: Ten Cities Across Japan
Ridgeline 133: The Year in Walking - 2021
Ridgeline 134: The 'Rules' of Walking
Ridgeline 140: The Life of One Den
Length Ref
Ridgeline 133: The Year in Walking - 2021
Date Ref
Ridgeline 132: The Next 500km+ Walk: Ten Cities Across Japan
Cotswolds
Duration
10 daysAccurate Dates?
Accurate Month
Accurate Length?
No reference
Books/Projects
How to Walk and Talk
Man, It’s Been a While
Companionship
Walk and Talk Group
Written In
Ridgeline 142: Europe Walking, New Pop-up Newsletter-MIBAW
Ridgeline 143: Walking the Cotswolds, Walking Japan
Roden 073: Adult Summer Camp Sleepover Adventure
Length Ref
Ridgeline 143: Walking the Cotswolds, Walking Japan
Date Ref
Ridgeline 142: Europe Walking, New Pop-up Newsletter-MIBAW
TOKIO TŌKYŌ TOKYO
Duration
7 daysLength (Km)
135 kmAccurate Dates?
Exact Dates
Accurate Length?
Nearest Tens
Books/Projects
TOKIO TŌKYŌ TOKYO
Companionship
Solo
Written In
Ridgeline 146: Walking TOKIO TŌKYŌ TOKYO for Seven Days
Ridgeline 150: The Performance Art of a Walk
Roden 071: Pop-up Tokio Newsletter + New Print
Ridgeline 154: Walking TOKIO TŌKYŌ TOKYO² — Winter Edition
Ridgeline 190: Tokyo Notes - Public Commons
Length Ref
Ridgeline 146: Walking TOKIO TŌKYŌ TOKYO for Seven Days
Ridgeline 150: The Performance Art of a Walk
Date Ref
Ridgeline 146: Walking TOKIO TŌKYŌ TOKYO for Seven Days
Roden 071: Pop-up Tokio Newsletter + New Print
Kii Peninsula, The Return
Duration
26 daysLength (Km)
300 kmAccurate Dates?
Approximate Dates
Accurate Length?
Nearest Hundred
Books/Projects
Kiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Things Become Other Things
Things Become Other Things (Random House Ed.)
Nightingalingale
Companionship
Friends
Walk and Talk Group
Written In
Ridgeline 148: Pop-up: Kiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Ridgeline 149: The Body on a Long Walk
Roden 090: Smelting in the New York Times
Notes
OpenLength Ref
Ridgeline 149: The Body on a Long Walk
Date Ref
Ridgeline 149: The Body on a Long Walk
TOKIO TŌKYŌ TOKYO² — Winter Edition
Duration
7 daysLength (Km)
120 kmAccurate Dates?
Exact Dates
Accurate Length?
Nearest Hundred
Books/Projects
TOKIO TŌKYŌ TOKYO²
Companionship
Solo
Written In
Ridgeline 154: Walking TOKIO TŌKYŌ TOKYO² — Winter Edition
Why is This Interesting: The Walking Tokyo Edition
Ridgeline 155: Rewalking Tokyo Again and Again
Roden 076: Walking TOKYO, New Print, More Drums
Ridgeline 179: Walking 2023
Length Ref
Ridgeline 154: Walking TOKIO TŌKYŌ TOKYO² — Winter Edition
Date Ref
Ridgeline 154: Walking TOKIO TŌKYŌ TOKYO² — Winter Edition
Wainwright Coast-to-Coast
Duration
14 daysLength (Km)
300 kmAccurate Dates?
Approximate Dates
Accurate Length?
Nearest Hundred
Books/Projects
How to Walk and Talk
Companionship
Friends
Written In
Ridgeline 167: British Sandwiches and Walking 300km of Wainwright's Coast to Coast
Ridgeline 179: Walking 2023
Notes
OpenLength Ref
Ridgeline 167: British Sandwiches and Walking 300km of Wainwright's Coast to Coast
Date Ref
Ridgeline 179: Walking 2023
TOKIO TŌKYŌ TOKYO³!
Duration
7 daysLength (Km)
140 kmAccurate Dates?
Exact Dates
Accurate Length?
Nearest Tens
Books/Projects
TOKIO TŌKYŌ TOKYO³
Companionship
Solo
Written In
Ridgeline 173: TOKIO TŌKYŌ TOKYO Part Three
Ridgeline 179: Walking 2023
Roden 086: Tokyo Walk, TBOT Cover, Aloneness
Notes
OpenLength Ref
Ridgeline 173: TOKIO TŌKYŌ TOKYO Part Three
Ridgeline 179: Walking 2023
Date Ref
Ridgeline 173: TOKIO TŌKYŌ TOKYO Part Three
Thailand Walk and Talk
Duration
7 daysLength (Km)
100 kmAccurate Dates?
Accurate Month
Accurate Length?
Nearest Tens
Books/Projects
How to Walk and Talk
Companionship
Walk and Talk Group
Written In
Ridgeline 175: Walking the Heck out of Thailand
Ridgeline 179: Walking 2023
Length Ref
Ridgeline 179: Walking 2023
Date Ref
Ridgeline 175: Walking the Heck out of Thailand
Ise-ji with Friends
Duration
4 daysLength (Km)
80 kmAccurate Dates?
Accurate Month
Accurate Length?
Nearest Tens
Companionship
Friends
Written In
Ridgeline 181: Back to the Peninsula
Roden 090: Smelting in the New York Times
Notes
OpenLength Ref
Roden 090: Smelting in the New York Times
Date Ref
Roden 090: Smelting in the New York Times
Ridgeline 181: Back to the Peninsula
Tōkaidō the Sequel
Duration
16 daysLength (Km)
600 kmAccurate Dates?
Exact Dates
Accurate Length?
Nearest Tens
Books/Projects
The Return to Pachinko Road
"Nothing Exciting” Walking Videos
Companionship
Solo
Written In
Roden 091: New Pop-up Walk, Reading Digitally in 2024
Ridgeline 184: Continuous Uninterrupted Solo Walk
Ridgeline 186: Pachinko Road, One More Time
Ridgeline 187: Ben Pobjoy's Tips for Long Walks
Ridgeline 189: Tōkaidō on Film — People
Roden 092: Burnout? a TV Show, FM Radio, a Big Walk, and More
Length Ref
Roden 091: New Pop-up Walk, Reading Digitally in 2024
Ridgeline 186: Pachinko Road, One More Time
Date Ref
Roden 091: New Pop-up Walk, Reading Digitally in 2024
Ridgeline 186: Pachinko Road, One More Time
Bali Walk and Talk
Duration
6 daysLength (Km)
77 kmAccurate Dates?
Accurate Month
Accurate Length?
Nearest Tens
Books/Projects
How to Walk and Talk
Companionship
Walk and Talk Group
Written In
Roden 092: Burnout? a TV Show, FM Radio, a Big Walk, and More
Ridgeline 188: Slow Time and the Bali Walk and Talk
Length Ref
Ridgeline 188: Slow Time and the Bali Walk and Talk
Date Ref
Roden 092: Burnout? a TV Show, FM Radio, a Big Walk, and More
Bath Walk and Talk
Duration
6 daysLength (Km)
121 kmAccurate Dates?
Accurate Month
Accurate Length?
Nearest Tens
Books/Projects
How to Walk and Talk
Companionship
Walk and Talk Group
Written In
Ridgeline 195: Walking to Bath, London's Greatness
Roden 095: Kissa Launch Parties, Tony Tulathimutte, The Burmese Harp, Always Be Escalating
Length Ref
Ridgeline 195: Walking to Bath, London's Greatness
Date Ref
Ridgeline 195: Walking to Bath, London's Greatness
Walking the Timeline
This timeline is ordered by date, from 2015-2025. It’s colored by the duration of the walk, orange being the shortest and green being the longest. The Nakasendō walk in 2019 was the longest at 1000km+, and the annual Ise-ji walk was the shortest at 4 days.
Shikoku Pilgrimage
Kumano Kodo: Nakahechi and Kohechi
(Reverse) Kumano Kodo
Camino de Santiago
Nakasendō
Yangshou Heritage Trail
Ise-ji
Hagi-Ōkan
Tōkaidō
Kii Peninsula
Ten Great, Strange, Mid-sized Cities in Japan
Cotswolds
TOKIO TŌKYŌ TOKYO
Kii Peninsula, The Return
TOKIO TŌKYŌ TOKYO² — Winter Edition
Wainwright Coast-to-Coast
TOKIO TŌKYŌ TOKYO³!
Thailand Walk and Talk
Ise-ji with Friends
Tōkaidō the Sequel
Bali Walk and Talk
Bath Walk and Talk
Oct 2024
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TodayFit
Stats!
Are walks mostly with people or solo?
Craig has said before that his creative endeavor is supported only be solo walks, as it is the only way to pay attention to to have with you.
Sure enough, most of his walks are solo!
How many projects were born out of these walks?
The interesting correlation between the output and the walks is the fact that the big walks ( and ), all of which he took on solo, are the ones that help generate the most projects.
@Nakasendō
@Kii Peninsula
How long are these walks??
This graph on show the magnitude of the walks. All of the walks above 300km are done solo.
Compiled with 🚶energy from Indonesia by @mel
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