Tag: Yamanashi hikes

An Unexpected Afternoon at Hayakawaone Hut

Not the Quiet Afternoon I Had Planned Exhausted from a gruelling morning traversing the three peaks of Mt. Houou, I arrived at Hayakawaone Hut on the second day of a three-day hike, ready for a quiet, solitary lunch. What I got instead was an...

Mt. Houou 鳳凰山

Hiked on Jul 8, 2025 . Yashajin-toge 夜叉神峠 – Jizo-dake 地蔵岳 – Hirogawara 広河原   Duration: 3 days   Distance: 26.8 km   Elevation change: 1460 metres   Highest point: 2840 metres   Start: Yashajin-toge trailhead bus...

Mt. Amagoi 雨乞岳

Hiked on June 27, 2025 . Village Hakushu ヴィレッジ白州 – Suisho-Nagi 水晶ナギ – Hokugino-daira ホクギノ平   Duration: 2 days   Distance: 22.9 km   Elevation change: 1357 metres   Highest point: 2037 metres   Start:...

Mt. Genjirodake 源次郎岳

Hiked on May 3, 2025 . Kamihikawa-toge 上日川峠 – Mt. Tanayokote 棚横手山 – Mt. Koshutakao 甲州高尾山   Duration: 2 days   Distance: 20.9 km   Elevation change: 1207 metres   Highest point: 1627 metres   Start: Kamihikawa-toge Bus Stop...

Mt. Hirugatake 蛾ヶ岳

Hiked on Apr 18, 2025 . Beacon Tower ruins 烽火台 – Shibire-toge 四尾連峠 – Mt. Obata 大畠山   Duration: 2 days   Distance: 21.5 km   Elevation change: 1025 metres   Highest point: 1279 metres   Start: Ichikawa-Hommachi Station...

Mt. Myojinyama 明神山

Hiked on Feb 14, 2025 . Yamanakako Panorama-dai 明神山パノラマ台 – Mt. Mikuni 三国山 – Mt. Takasasu 高指山   Duration: 4.5 hours   Distance: 10.5 km   Elevation change: 338 metres   Highest point: 1328 metres   Start: Mikuniyama Hiking Course Iriguchi...

Mt. Momokurayama 百蔵山

Hiked on Feb 7, 2025 . Konpira-kyu 金比羅宮 – Mt. Daidosan 大同山 – Mt. Momokurayama 百蔵山 If you wish to include neighbouring Mt. Ougiyama, you can also undertake it as a station-to-station hike starting from Torisawa Station.   Duration: 4.5 hours...

Mt. Kurodake 黒岳 (Revisited)

Hiked on Dec 17, 2024 . Misaka-toge 御坂峠 – Kurodake Tenbodai 黒岳展望台 – FUJIYAMA ツインテラス   Duration: 6 hours   Distance: 12 km   Elevation change: 783 metres   Highest point: 1793 metres   Start: Mitsutoge Iriguchi Bus Stop   Finish:...

Mt. Shomureyama 聖武連山

Hiked on Nov 30, 2024 . Mt. Shomureyama 聖武連山 – Mt. Nodake 能岳 – Mt. Yaeyama 八重山   Duration: 4 hours   Distance: 9 km   Elevation change: 265 metres   Highest point: 543 metres   Start: Oduku Bus Stop   Finish: Ohori Bus Stop  ...

Mt. Kurokawa-Keikan 黒川鶏冠山

Hiked on Nov 9, 2024 . Keikan Shrine 鶏冠神社 – Roppongi-toge 六本木峠 – Marukawa-toge 丸川峠 .   Duration: 6 hours   Distance: 15.3 km   Elevation change: 826 metres   Highest point: 1716 metres   Start: Ochiai bus stop   Finish: Daibosatsu-toge...

Mt. Hamaibamaru ハマイバ丸

Hiked on Nov 3, 2024 . Yunosawa-toge 湯ノ沢峠 – Mt. Okuratakamaru 大蔵高丸 – Mt. Takigoyama 滝子山   Do not attempt this hike unless you have experience in route-finding and make sure you carry a topographic map and handheld GPS device.   Duration: 2...

Kanto’s Weather Woes

Kanto’s Autumn Blues I write this with utter exasperation over the current state of the weather. Ordinarily, I would be setting off on a multi-day autumn adventure, but now it seems I’ll have to wait until later in the week for the autumn rain...

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