Hiked on Apr 28, 2026 . Mt. Obinayama 帯那山 – Tara-toge 太良峠 – Mt. Tanayama 棚山 Duration: 2 days Distance: 18.5 km Elevation change: 1091 metres Highest point: 1422 metres Start: Toichi bus stop (taxi) Finish: Yamanashi-shi Station (JR Chuo...
Hiked on Apr 25, 2026 . Mt. Odake 王岳 – Mt. Kagikake 鍵掛 – Mt. Settogatake 雪頭ヶ岳 Duration: 6 hours Distance: 10.4 km Elevation change: 828 metres Highest point: 1738 metres Start: Saiko Iyashi-no-Sato Nenba bus stop Finish: Saiko Iyashi-no...
My Personal Top Fuji-View Hikes in Japan After 13 years of hiking and writing about the trails of Kanto and beyond, I’ve put together this guide to the best hikes in Japan for Mt. Fuji views – twenty-one personal favourites spanning prefectures from...
Hiked on Mar 14, 2026 . Onnazaka-toge 女坂峠 – Shoji-toge 精進峠 – Panorami-dai パノラマ台 Duration: 5 hours Distance: 8.5 km Elevation change: 512 metres Highest point: 1422 metres Start: Shoji bus stop Finish: Panorama-dai-shita bus stop ...
Hiked on Feb 2, 2026 . Koyodai observation deck 紅葉台 – Sankodai observation deck 三湖台 – Mt. Haneko 羽根子山 Duration: 4 hours Distance: 9.3 km Elevation change: 520 metres Highest point: 1355 metres Start: Koyodai Iriguchi bus stop Finish:...
Hiked on Nov 30, 2025 . Akiyama Nijurokuya-yama 秋山二十六夜山 – Tateno-toge 立野峠 Duration: 5 hours Distance: 10.4 km Elevation change: 442 metres Highest point: 972 metres Start: Shimozaki bus stop Finish: Yanagawa Station (Chuo Main Line) ...
Hiked on Nov 23, 2025 . Akaiwa 赤岩 – Mt. Nijurokuyayama 二十六夜山 – Sennin-mizu 仙人水 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: 5 hours Distance:...
Hiked on Nov 7, 2025 . Kamihikawa-toge 上日川峠 – Ishimaru-toge石丸峠 – Mt. Omatei 大マテイ山 Duration: 2 days Distance: 17.2 km Elevation change: 1262 metres Highest point: 1900 metres Start: Kamihikawa-toge bus stop Finish: Kosuge-no-Yu Bus Stop ...
Where Did Akibare Go? Summer in Japan has become a bully. In years past, the lingering heat in the Kanto region was a mild inconvenience – something you grumbled about while fanning yourself through September. But lately, it’s turned downright...
Hiked on Aug 23, 2025 . Kitazawa-toge 北沢峠 – Choei-goya 長衛小屋 – Ko-senjogatake 小仙丈ヶ岳 Duration: 7 hours Distance: 11 km Elevation change: 1003 metres Highest point: 3033 metres Start: Kitazawa-toge Finish: Kitazawa-toge Difficulty: ...
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...
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 stop Finish: Hirogawara bus stop ...
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: Shimokyoraishi Shimo bus stop Finish: Matsubara...
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 Finish: Katsunuma...
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 (JR Minobu Line) Finish:...
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 Bus Stop ...