Jinzasan 神座山 – Mt.Shakagatake 釈迦ヶ岳 – Shindo Pass 新道峠 Duration: 2 days Distance: 18.4 km Elevation change: 1028 metres Highest point: 1793 metres Start: Himine jinja mae Bus Stop Finish: Kawaguchiko...
MAPPLE Special Online Maps Campaign Continues in 2022 The map images and contents of this article have been obtained with the permission of the publisher (Shobunsha). Like always at the beginning of spring Shobunsha Publications (MAPPLE) released...
MAPPLE Special Online Maps Campaign for 2021 The map images and contents of this article have been obtained with the permission of the publisher (Shobunsha). Come February or March each year Shobunsha Publications a.k.a. MAPPLE release an annual...
Kintoki-jinja Shrine 金時神社 – Mt. Nagao 長尾山 – Otome-toge 乙女峠 Duration: 3.5 hours Distance: 6.3 km Elevation change: 517 metres Highest point: 1212 metres Start: Kintoki Jinja Iriguchi Bus Stop ...
Nyukasa Marsh 入笠湿原 – Mt. Nyukasa 入笠山 Duration: 2 days Distance: 23.3 km Elevation change: 1095 metres Highest point: 1955 metres Start: Aoyagi Station (Chuo Main Line) Finish: Fujimi Station (Chuo Main...
The Low-Down on Japanese Hiking Maps The map images and contents of this article have been obtained with the permission of the publisher (Shobunsha). Writing about topographic maps i.e. a map which uses elevation contours may not be the most...
Mt. Jinba 陣馬山 – Maruyama 丸山 – Mt. Mito 三頭山 Duration: 2 days Distance: 28.5 km Elevation change: 1166 metres Highest point: 1531 metres Start: Wada bus stop Finish: Tomin no mori bus stop ...
Japan’s Most Prominent Peaks For better or worse, Kyuya Fukada’s 1964 best seller “100 Famous Japanese Mountains” (日本百名山 Nihon Hyaku-meizan) has had a profound influence on modern alpinism in Japan. It has led to a decades long hiking boom...
Mt. Yamizo 八溝山 – Nichirin Temple 日輪寺 Duration: 4 hours Distance: 9.8 km Elevation change: 667 metres Highest point: 1022 metres Start: Jakechi bus stop Finish: Jakechi bus stop Difficulty: ...
Mt. Iyo イヨ山 – Mt. Nukazasu ヌカザス山 – Mt. Mito 三頭山 Duration: 5 hours Distance: 11.4 km Elevation change: 991 metres Highest point: 1531 metres Start: Ogouchi Jinja Bus Stop Finish: Kazuma Bus Stop...