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Emma Goto

@emmago.to
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Software engineer living in Tokyo 🗼 tinkering on my blog @ emgoto.com and hiking Japan's mountains one peak at a time ⛰️ Currently taking a break from full-time work, but on the side I'm also helping build @hardcover.app 📚

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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 55m
Thankyou!! And yeah I'm kind of curious to knit with it once...
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 22h
Can't believe it's already October 😭 emgoto.com/newsletter/s...
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September 2026
Catching up on my Hokkaido blog posts and a quick trip down to Sydney
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 28/09/2026
I came across your post via Bubbles - very nice!
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 27/09/2026
Majestic!!
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 21/09/2026
Ha! Could start a cafe from my Jimny
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 21/09/2026
lowkey starting to want an espresso machine even though i dont have space for it 😩
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 17/09/2026
The kickboxing, weightlifting and figure skating sounds so impressive too 👀 would love a post explaining how you got into that!
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 13/09/2026
Those billboards are so crazy!! I always see like 5 of the same one as I'm driving home through Shinjuku. You'd think billboards for implants are like the randomest thing but apparently it makes him a lot of money.
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 08/09/2026
Oooh thank you so much for finding this!
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 07/09/2026
Second hyakumeizan from my Hokkaido roadtrip - Mt Yotei emgoto.com/mt-yotei/
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Mt Yotei
Mt Yotei near the town of Niseko in Hokkaido looks strikingly similar to Mt Fuji, and can be hiked as an 9-hour out-and-back.
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 05/09/2026
Yes! We got very lucky with the weather.
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 05/09/2026
New hike up on the blog! emgoto.com/mt-poroshiri/
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Mt Poroshiri: hiking one of the most difficult hyakumeizan
Mt Poroshiri is a 2-day hike including a long river-crossing, made difficult by the amount of logistics planning required.
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 01/09/2026
Haha, I did it a bit early today but I at least make sure to send the email version after 9am jst /12am utc, I figure that’s good enough 😆
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 31/08/2026
Happy September~ My monthly newsletter is out! emgoto.com/newsletter/a...
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August 2026
A whirlwind of a month, featuring hiking in Hokkaido and lots of coffee.
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 29/08/2026
Work sounds rough, my condolences 😬
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 28/08/2026
Congrats!! 🎉
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 24/08/2026
Man, that's rough. Hope you can find a glimmer of something good by the end of the year 🫶🏼
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 17/08/2026
My new hobby (addiction?) lately has been checking out new coffee shops! emgoto.com/tokyo-coffee...
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The Best Coffee in Tokyo: my favourites by neighbourhood
A neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood guide to my favourite coffee spots in Tokyo.
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 16/08/2026
Thankyou! 🙇‍♀️
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 16/08/2026
Thanks David!
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 15/08/2026
New hike up on the blog - emgoto.com/mt-warusawa-...
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Mt Warusawa and Mt Akaishi: Southern Alps 3-day hike
I hiked Mt Warusawa and Mt Akaishi as a 3-day loop in Japan's Southern Alps, staying at campsites and mountain huts along the way.
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 10/08/2026
👏 good on you for putting your family first!
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 03/08/2026
Yeah it's very ironic because for someone to write a successful self-help book (e.g. 4 hour workweek) basically that's how they end up making their money, and not based on whatever they actually wrote in their book 😅
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 03/08/2026
Thank you! I wish I could magically make an income from doing the things I love - I assume hustling on Instagram is one route for hiking I could go down, but I really don't want any part of that 😂
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 03/08/2026
Was out hiking on the weekend so it's little delayed, but happy August! Here's my monthly newsletter - www.emgoto.com/newsletter/j...
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July 2026
Making new friends, drawing boxes and doing some knitting.
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 28/07/2026
New hike up on the blog for Mt Haku www.emgoto.com/mt-haku/
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Mt Haku: hiking one of Japan's Three Holy Mountains
A lovely long day hike with alpine views, with option to turn into an overnight hike at the mountain hut near the summit.
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 24/07/2026
For me it's this occassional twinge in my back 😭
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 21/07/2026
It doesn't come out until September in Japan 🥲 but i'm looking forward to it!!
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 17/07/2026
The image of that typewriter threw me off at first, but apparently QWERTZ typewriters are a thing 😂
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 17/07/2026
That's a pretty good pace, keep it up! Eventually if you can level up to watching Japanese shows with Japanese subtitles I find that's the most helpful ✨
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 15/07/2026
Oh no, my Chinese is like -1 haha. but hopefully I can become trilingual too one day🤞
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 14/07/2026
Oh nice!! Probably best not to over-exercise anyway, in case of injury 😂
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 14/07/2026
Is this like running from scratch or is it more like you are already running a fair bit and are just upping the ante? Can't imagine training in 3 months 😅 good luck!
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 14/07/2026
Languages are hard!! But Chinese/Japanese/English is a pretty good trifecta to have :)
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 14/07/2026
First made my account in 2018, kept stopping and starting but got up to level 45 😅
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 13/07/2026
Wanikani is so good! Which reminds me I need to get back on it... (2000 pending reviews 😬)
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 13/07/2026
Looks interesting! Will add it to my to-read list :)
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 12/07/2026
Cute! Should make a Lapras next
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 09/07/2026
Awesome, thanks for all the code and info! I've always wanted to put the gpx/elevation chart on my blog but it's always felt like a liiiitle bit too much of a hassle to ever actually give it ago, haha.
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 09/07/2026
Ooh what the heck this is really nice! How's the distance/elevation gain thing work? Is it all custom? And is Apple Maps free or does it cost money? 🤔 (I use Mapbox)
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 08/07/2026
Will be curious to see how you find it! I read Sönke Ahrens's book on it a long time ago. (Never ended up sticking with it, ha!)
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 08/07/2026
Ah yeah, I used to work at a company that also offered the same thing through Carrot so maybe it's a big tech thing.
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 08/07/2026
I dunno about the alphorn 😂 but fertility benefits means they'll help pay for expenses like IVF up to a certain amount.
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 07/07/2026
It's very cute, I didn't know what it was but I'd seen it popping up on some stationery subreddits lately. I suppose the fact that it's shaped like a phone means it's easy to replace your doomscrolling habit with? Curious to know how good the reading experience is
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 07/07/2026
Thank you so much! I think it's very easy to speed through these mountains in a quest to climb them all, but personally I also find it nice to learn a bit more about it - makes the hiking feel a bit more intentional (its fun to research as well!)
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 06/07/2026
Woo thankyou! Hope you are having fun in Japan!
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 06/07/2026
Nice! this is really clever 👏
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 06/07/2026
woo thank you so much Christian 🫶
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 05/07/2026
⛰️ new hike! hyakumeizan 69/100 (nice) www.emgoto.com/mt-takatsuma/
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Mt Takatsuma (高妻山) hike
Hiking Mt Takatsuma in the Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park, with course options via loop, out-and-back, or combined with Mt Togakushi or Mt Otozuma.
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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 04/07/2026
Ha, I also recently picked this one up!
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