Hiking in Japan can be a lot like hiking elsewhere in the world; except that sometimes it's not. My experience hiking in Japan has taught me a lot about the country and what can be expected when hitting the trail or climbing one of its many famous mountains. Some of what can be found hiking in
Big In Japan – How I Got Featured In A Japanese Newspaper
Long story short, I'm hugely famous in Japan now and will probably never be returning to the America (or even leaving this volcano filled island). Here's how it happened: I've just spent three hours dragging myself through 4,000 vertical feet (1,200 m) of boulder field to the saddle beneath
Hiking Mount Sannomine (ไธใๅณฐ) in Japan
Name: Mount Sannomine Japanese name: ไธใๅณฐ (Sannomine) Location: Ono, Fukui (็ฆไบ็ๅคง้ๅธ) 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 (ๅ ๅฑฑ) in Japan
Name: Mount Kanmuri Japanese name: ๅ ๅฑฑ (Kanmuriyama) Location: Ibigawa, Gifu (ๅฒ้็ๆๆๅท็บ) / Ikeda, Fukui (็ฆไบ็ๆฑ ็ฐ็บ) 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 (็ฌ ใถๅฒณ) in Japan
Name: Mount Kasa Japanese name: ็ฌ ใถๅฒณ (Kasagatake) Location: Gifu, Japan (ๅฒ้็) 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 (ๆญฆๅฅใถๅฒณ) in Japan
Name: Mount BunagatakeJapanese name: ๆญฆๅฅใถๅฒณ (Bunagatake)Location: ลtsu, Shiga (ๆป่ณ็ๅคงๆดฅๅธ)Summit elevation: 3,984 ft / 1,214.4 mElevation change: 2,394 ft / 730 mRound-trip distance from trailhead: 7.86 mi / 12.65 kmRound-trip time from trailhead*: 5:38 moving time / 6:56 total timeDifficulty:
Hiking Mount Ibuki (ไผๅนๅฑฑ) in Japan
Name: Mount Ibuki Japanese name: ไผๅนๅฑฑ (Ibukiyama) Location: Maibara, Shiga (ๆป่ณ็็ฑณๅๅธ) 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 (้ๅๅฒณ) in Japan
Mount Nosaka (้ๅๅฒณ, Nosakadake)a is a day hike in Tsuruga City in Japan's Fukui Prefecture (็ฆไบ็ๆฆ่ณๅธ). 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 (ๅใขใซใใน) if