The List

An overnight climb, altitude struggles, and a sunrise from the summit that makes it all worth it.

A confusing first hour, then a genuinely close match that has the whole group on their feet.

A 3:15 AM alarm, a driverless train, and Tokyo's most electric hour before most people wake up.

Yukata, a four-hour wait for a good spot, and a 90-minute finale over the Sumida River.

A quiet tea ceremony in Kyoto, and a philosophy that suddenly means more than any of them expected.