hitch-hiking

Japanese: hitch-hiking(英語表記)hitchhiking
hitch-hiking

...Because you are dealing with nature, you need to plan carefully and make ample preparations, and you should avoid traveling alone if possible. Hitch-hiking, the practice of getting a ride from a passing car and traveling while moving, is called hitch-hiking, and is a custom that originated in the United States in the 1920s, but spread around the world around the 1960s. Trekking means a slow and difficult journey, but the word is also used to describe the recent popularity of hiking in the Himalayas.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "hitch-hiking" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…行動にあたっては,自然を相手にするのだから慎重な計画と十分な準備が必要であり,なるべく単独行は避ける。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。…

※「hitch-hiking」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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