trekking

Japanese: trekking
trekking

…Hitch-hiking, the act of getting a ride from a passing car and traveling, is a custom that originated in the United States in the 1920s, but spread throughout the world around the 1960s. Trekking means a slow and difficult journey, but it is also used to describe the recent popularity of hiking in the Himalayas. [Tokuhisa Kyuuo]…

*Some of the terminology that mentions "trekking" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…なお,通りがかりの自動車に乗せてもらい,移動しながら旅行することをヒッチハイクhitch‐hikingと呼び,1920年代アメリカに生まれた習慣であるが,60年ごろには世界中に普及した。またトレッキングtrekkingとは困難の伴うゆっくりした旅行の意だが,近年盛んなヒマラヤの山歩きなどにも使われる。【徳久 球雄】。…

※「trekking」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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