FuJET Canyoning Trip

Canyoning is exactly what it sounds like. Traversing through canyons! Every September, FuJET organises a trip to Gunma prefecture to take part in this fantastic activity, along with some other high-tension outdoor activities!

Basics
The course that we take part in focuses primarily on using our bodies to navigate the canyons. Equiped with wet suits, helmets, special canyoning shoes, and a harness, we will slide and swim through the course. '''It is highly recommended that you are comfortable with your swimming skills. '''It's not that you need to be the Michael Phelps of the prefecture but rather that you are comfortable. We've had people on the trip who could not swim before but a large portion of this trip is swimming, please be aware.

Where
Our canyoning adventure takes place in Minakami, Gunma-- specifically at Fox Canyon. The water levels varies from year to year so sometimes the course may be a bit rockier, sometimes a bit quicker.

What to Wear
You will be given a wet suit, under which you should wear your bathing suit. That's about it. If you have longer hair, braiding it may help. You will be wearing a helmet so hair accessories should be forgone. '''Do not wear important jewelry. '''Don't worry about sun cream for canyoning. We will be well protected by the walls of the canyon during the activity and the water tends to make the cream run and irritate your eyes-- the last thing you'll want before jumping off a 20m waterfall.

Other Activities
Half of your day is canyoning. But what will you do with the other half? You will have a few options.

Rafting
This is the option for you if you want to stay in your wet suit all day. Trek on down the river with a guide who'll instruct you on how to navigate the currents. The speed and the intensity of the river varies from year to year and from week to week. It is all dependent on how rainy the season has been. You'll stop along the way, get some swimming in, and jump from some cliffs, and have lots of splashy-fun.

You need to be able to swim for this activity.

Paragliding
You can fly! Or rather... you can be strapped to someone else who is flying!

Bungee
Brought to you from Middle Earth- uh- I mean New Zealand! Strap yourself to a giant rubber-band and then jump off of a high place. Sound like your sort of thrill? This is probably the most thrilling/scary/awesome experience of the weekend.