Guide to Hiking Mount Rishiri (利尻山) in Japan
Mount Rishiri (利尻山, Rishiri-zan) is a 5,646 ft / 1,721 m stratovolcano on Rishiri Island (利尻島) off the northwest coast of Hokkaido (北海道). The entirety of Rishiri…
Mount Rishiri (利尻山, Rishiri-zan) is a 5,646 ft / 1,721 m stratovolcano on Rishiri Island (利尻島) off the northwest coast of Hokkaido (北海道). The entirety of Rishiri…
Name: Mount Tate Japanese name: 立山 (Tateyama) Location: Tateyama, Toyama (富山県立山町) Summit elevation: 9,892 ft / 3,015 m Elevation change: 2,017 ft / 615 m…
Mount Sannomine (三ノ峰, Sannomine) sits on the border of Fukui (福井), Gifu (岐阜), and Ishikawa (石川) in Japan’s Ryōhaku Mountains (両白山地). The trailhead is not…
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…
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…
Mount Hino (日野山, Hinosan), laughably nicknamed “Mt. Fuji of Echizen”, is a day hike located in Echizen City, Fukui (福井県越前市). The summit is 2,608 ft…
Mount Arashima (荒島岳, Arashimadake) is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains located in Ono City, Fukui (福井県大野市). Reaching Mount Arashima via public transport is…
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,…