Tag: mountain hut

Tokyo Hiking: 8 Mountain Huts to Stay for Free

Sleep in these Mountain Huts and Save Some Coin While hiking purists might scoff at the idea of bedding down for the night in a mountain hut either due to cost considerations or the thought of suffering through an ensemble of snorers, huts do have...

Mt. Tenmoku 天目山

Hiked on May 5, 2017    Nov 13, 2022 . Mt. Bonomine 棒ノ峰山 – Mt. Sobatsubu 蕎麦粒山 – Mt. Tenmoku 天目山   Duration: 2 days   Distance: 19.8 km   Elevation change: 1171 metres   Highest point: 1576 metres  ...

Mt. Karasawa 涸沢岳

Hiked on Oct 1, 2017    Aug 15, 2021 . Kamikochi 上高地 – Karasawa 涸沢 – Mt. Karasawa 涸沢岳   Duration: 4 days   Distance: 36.7 km   Elevation change: 1598 metres   Highest point: 3103 metres   Start:...

Karasawa: A Tent City at 2,300 metres (7,500 ft.)

Beer, Boots and a Thousand Tents The Karasawa Cirque is surrounded by the towering peaks of Mt. Oku-Hotakadake and Mt. Kita-Hotaka in the Northern Japanese Alps. The glacial-eroded cirque has diameter of 2 kilometres, sits at an altitude of 2,300...

Kita-dake 北岳

Hiked on Aug 27, 2017    Aug 10, 2022 . Hirogawara 広河原 – Shirane-oike 白根御池 – Kita-dake 北岳   Duration: 3 days   Distance: 11.8 km   Elevation change: 1673 metres   Highest point: 3193 metres   Start:...

Mt. Tateshina 蓼科山

Hiked on Aug 3, 2017    Jul 18, 2022 . Mt. Tateshina 蓼科山 – Ogawaratoge Pass 大河原峠 – Mugikusa Pass 麦草峠   Duration: 3 days   Distance: 16.2 km   Elevation change: 886 metres   Highest point: 2530 metres  ...

Oze Marsh 尾瀬ヶ原

Hiked on Oct 20, 2016    Sep 3, 2020 . Ozegahara Marsh 尾瀬ヶ原 – Lake Oze 尾瀬沼 – Sanpei Pass 三平峠   Duration: 2 days   Distance: 24.4 km   Elevation change: 169 metres   Highest point: 1760 metres   Start:...

Mt. Kobushi 甲武信ヶ岳

Hiked on Oct 2, 2016    Jul 15, 2020 . Moukidaira 毛木平 – Mt. Kobushi 甲武信ヶ岳 – Jumonjitouge Pass 十文字峠   Duration: 3 days   Distance: 24 km   Elevation change: 1173 metres   Highest point: 2475 metres  ...

Mt. Kitayokodake 北横岳

Hiked on Aug 23, 2016    Aug 1, 2019 . Futagoike 双子池 – Mt. Kitayokodake 北横岳   Duration: 3 days   Distance: 20.1 km   Elevation change: 242 metres   Highest point: 2472 metres   Start: Kitayatsugatake Ropeway...

Takamiiwa Rock 鷹見岩

Hiked on Jul 19, 2016 . Dainichi-goya 大日小屋 – Takamiiwa Rock 鷹見岩   Duration: 2 days   Distance: 7.3 km   Elevation change: 572 metres   Highest point: 2092 metres   Start: Mizugaki-sansou   Finish: Mizugaki-sansou...

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