Ozegahara Marsh 尾瀬ヶ原 – Lake Oze 尾瀬沼 – Sanpei Pass 三平峠 Duration: 2 days Distance: 24.4 km Difficulty: Elevation change: 169 metres Highest point: 1760 metres Start: Hatomachitoge Bus Stop ...
The Source of Japan’s Longest River All great rivers need to start from somewhere and Japan’s longest – the 367 km (228 mi) long Shinano River is no exception. The difficulty arises however when trying to pinpoint the actual source of a river...
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 Difficulty: Start: Azusayama Bus Stop ...
A Couple of Minakami’s Finest Sights Aside from chronicling the deepest railway station in Japan and partaking in an onsen or two, I also checked out two other great sightseeing spots in Minakami. It should be noted however that access to both...
Karataki Waterfall 唐滝 Duration: 2.5 hours Distance: 5.2 km Elevation change: 300 metres Highest point: 440 metres Difficulty: Start: Tomijiro-shoten mae bus stop Finish: Tomijiro-shoten mae bus stop...
Hiking to the Hyakuhiro Waterfall in Okutama On a dreary overcast day last week I decided to check out a towering waterfall in the Okutama watershed. One of the major drawcards hiking Mount Kawanori is passing by the rather impressive Hyakuhiro...
Winter Waterfall Wonders at Odake Falls Tokyo contains some rather noteworthy waterfalls including the Hossawa Falls which are included in the One Hundred Waterfalls of Japan. While at the Odake Falls 大岳滝 are around half the height of the Hossawa...
Fudou Falls 不動滝 – Mt. Buko 武甲山 Duration: 6 hours Distance: 15.6 km Elevation change: 1054 metres Highest point: 1304 metres Difficulty: Start: Yokoze Station (Seibu Chichibu Line) Finish:...
Nishizawa Keikoku Bus Stop 西沢渓谷入口 – Nanatsugama Godan Falls 七ツ釜五段の滝 The Nishizawa Gorge hiking trail closes during winter (December 1st-April 28th subject to change depending on snowfall) for the latest information please refer to the Yamanashi City...
Kawahake 川端下 – Kinpu sansou 金峰山荘 Duration: 3 days Distance: 17.5 km Elevation change: 509 metres Highest point: 2048 metres Difficulty: Start: Kawahake Bus Stop Finish: Kawahake Bus Stop Map:...