Tag: Hyakumeizan

Mt. Makihata 巻機山

Hiked on Oct 28, 2019    Aug 15, 2021 . Makihatayama Refuge Hut 巻機山避難小屋 – Mt. Makihata 巻機山   Duration: 2 days   Distance: 16.3 km   Elevation change: 1372 metres   Highest point: 1967 metres   Start: Shimizu...

Mt. Fuji Climb: July 2000

Recollections from my First Hyakumeizan It’s been 19 years since I first climbed Japan’s most iconic peak, so this Mountain Day I thought it fitting to wind back the clock and revisit my first Nihon Hyakumeizan—or 100 Famous Japanese Mountain. ...

Mt. Warusawa 悪沢岳

Hiked on Jul 25, 2019 . Mt. Senmai-dake 千枚岳 – Mt. Warusawa 悪沢岳 – Mt. Eboshi 烏帽子岳   Duration: 5 days   Distance: 29.1 km   Elevation change: 2021 metres   Highest point: 3141 metres   Start: Sawarajima Lodge...

100, 200 and 300 Famous Japanese Mountains

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. Tanigawa 谷川岳

Hiked on Oct 28, 2018 . Okinomimi オキノ耳 – Mt. Mantaro 万太郎山 – Mt. Tairappyou 平標山   Duration: 3 days   Distance: 25.7 km   Elevation change: 1363 metres   Highest point: 2026 metres   Start: Doai Station (Joetsu...

Mt. Tsukuba 筑波山

Hiked on Sep 28, 2018 . Tsukuba Shrine 筑波神社 – Mt. Nantai 男体山 – Mt. Nyotai 女体山   Duration: 3.5 hours   Distance: 5.9 km   Elevation change: 600 metres   Highest point: 877 metres   Start: Tsukuba Shrine bus stop  ...

Mt. Nantai 男体山

Hiked on Sep 23, 2018    Jul 15, 2022 . Futarasan Shrine 二荒山神社 – Mt. Nantai 男体山   Duration: 7 hours   Distance: 13.4 km   Elevation change: 1204 metres   Highest point: 2484 metres   Start: Shobugahama Campground...

Mt. Ainodake 間ノ岳

Hiked on Jul 20, 2018    Aug 15, 2021 . Mt. Mibudake 三峰岳 – Mt. Ainodake 間ノ岳 – Mt. Notoridake 農鳥岳   Duration: 4 days   Distance: 27.5 km   Elevation change: 1399 metres   Highest point: 3189 metres  ...

Mt. Akagi 赤城山

Hiked on May 24, 2018    May 15, 2022 . Mt. Kurobi 黒檜山 – Mt. Komagatake 駒ヶ岳登山 – Mt. Choshichiro 長七郎山   Duration: 2 days   Distance: 22.3 km   Elevation change: 1330 metres   Highest point: 1828 metres  ...

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:...

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