Mount Tsurugi (剱岳, Tsurugidake) is one of the many prize peaks of the Kita Alps (北アルプス), and is also one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains. The trailhead described here is a bit remote and if you don't have your own transportation, then you're out of luck unless you want to take an expensive taxi
Hiking Mount Sannomine (三ノ峰) in Japan
Name: Mount Sannomine Japanese name: 三ノ峰 (Sannomine) Location: Ono, Fukui (福井県大野市) Summit elevation: 7,103 ft / 2,165 m Elevation change: 4,856 ft / 1,480 m Round-trip distance from trailhead: 8.01 mi / 12.89 km Round-trip time from trailhead*: 5:52 moving time / 7:58 total time Difficulty:
Hiking Mount Kanmuri (冠山) in Japan
Name: Mount Kanmuri Japanese name: 冠山 (Kanmuriyama) Location: Ibigawa, Gifu (岐阜県揖斐川町) / Ikeda, Fukui (福井県池田町) Summit elevation: 4,123 ft / 1,256.6 m Elevation change: 703 ft / 214 m Round-trip distance from trailhead: 3.44 mi / 5.53 km Round-trip time from trailhead*: 2:20 moving time / 2:46
Hiking Mount Kasa (笠ヶ岳) in Japan
Name: Mount Kasa Japanese name: 笠ヶ岳 (Kasagatake) Location: Gifu, Japan (岐阜県) Summit elevation: 9,505 ft / 2,897 m Elevation change: 6,233 ft / 1,900 m Round-trip distance from trailhead: 13.54 mi / 21.79 km Round-trip time from trailhead*: 11 hours 30 minutes Difficulty: Strenuous Water on
Hiking Mount Bunagatake (武奈ヶ岳) in Japan
Name: Mount Bunagatake Japanese name: 武奈ヶ岳 (Bunagatake) Location: Ōtsu, Shiga (滋賀県大津市) Summit elevation: 3,984 ft / 1,214.4 m Elevation change: 2,394 ft / 730 m Round-trip distance from trailhead: 7.86 mi / 12.65 km Round-trip time from trailhead*: 5:38 moving time / 6:56 total
Hiking Mount Ibuki (伊吹山) in Japan
Name: Mount Ibuki Japanese name: 伊吹山 (Ibukiyama) Location: Maibara, Shiga (滋賀県米原市) Summit elevation: 4,518 ft / 1,377 m Elevation change: 2,788 ft / 850 m Round-trip distance from trailhead: 8.71 mi / 14 km Round-trip time from trailhead*: 4:13 moving time / 5:25 total time Difficulty:
Hiking Mount Nosaka (野坂岳) in Japan
Mount Nosaka (野坂岳, Nosakadake)a is a day hike in Tsuruga City in Japan's Fukui Prefecture (福井県敦賀市). The trail up the mountain is well maintained and easy to follow. If the weather cooperates, you will be rewarded with some great views of southern Fukui and possibly even the Kita Alps (北アルプス) if
Climbing Mount Aso (阿蘇山): Japan’s Largest Active Volcano
Bored with simply hiking everyday trails after the Pacific Crest Trail, I felt that my outdoor expeditions required another level of danger (because bears, dehydration, and murderers in the desert were not enough), and so introducing the threat of toxic sulphuric gas and volcanic eruption was the
