{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Live Up Hakuba","provider_url":"https:\/\/liveuphakuba.com\/ja","author_name":"Admin","author_url":"https:\/\/liveuphakuba.com\/ja\/stories\/author\/admin\/","title":"The History of Hiking - Live Up Hakuba","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"TudRoNaWtg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liveuphakuba.com\/ja\/stories\/the-history-of-hiking\/\">The History of Hiking<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/liveuphakuba.com\/ja\/stories\/the-history-of-hiking\/embed\/#?secret=TudRoNaWtg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The History of Hiking&#8221; &#8212; Live Up Hakuba\" data-secret=\"TudRoNaWtg\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/liveuphakuba.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/liveuphakuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/headerfootsteps-1024x685.png","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":685,"description":"For generations, the mountains of the Hakuba Valley have called to adventure seekers. However, their allure remained largely undiscovered by the wider world until the late 1860s as local inhabitants rarely ventured into the mountains, considering them sacred ground. As the Edo Period (1603 \u2013 1868) drew to a close, Japan\u2019s national government, driven by a desire for Westernstyle modernization and national\u00a0defense, embarked on an ambitious mapping project. The Japanese military enlisted locals and laborers to conduct surveys, and in 1893 a pivotal triangulation point was established on Mt. Hakuba marking a significant milestone in the exploration of the region. SCHOLARS AND RESEARCHERS Soon after botanists, geologists, adventures, and other [&hellip;]"}