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Moderate Hikes

Guide to Rishirizan

June 29, 2020

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 Island is essentially Mount Rishiri and the peak is near the island's center. It is one of Japan's hyaku-meizan, but it is

Japan,  Japan,  Japan Hikes Hokkaido,  Moderate Hikes,  Nihon Hyaku-meizan

Tateyama Freatured Kanji

November 23, 2015

Hiking Tateyama (立山) in Japan

Name: Mount TateJapanese name: 立山 (Tateyama)Location: Tateyama, Toyama (富山県立山町)Summit elevation: 9,892 ft / 3,015 mElevation change: 2,017 ft / 615 mRound-trip distance from trailhead: 3.5 mi / 5.6 kmRound-trip time from trailhead*: 3 hours 30 minutes (from Murodō)Difficulty: ModerateWater on trail:

Japan,  Japan,  Japan Hikes Kita Alps,  Moderate Hikes

Mt Sannomine Summit copy

September 16, 2015

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:

Japan,  Japan,  Japan Hikes Fukui,  Hokuriku Hikes,  Moderate Hikes,  Western Japan Hikes

Mt Bunagatake Summit Marker Featured

July 13, 2015

Hiking Mount Bunagatake (武奈ヶ岳) in Japan

Name: Mount BunagatakeJapanese name: 武奈ヶ岳 (Bunagatake)Location: Ōtsu, Shiga (滋賀県大津市)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:

Japan,  Japan,  Japan Hikes Kansai Hikes,  Moderate Hikes,  Shiga

Mt Ibuki Featured

July 5, 2015

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:

Japan,  Japan,  Japan Hikes Kansai Hikes,  Moderate Hikes,  Nihon Hyaku-meizan,  Shiga

Mt Hino View Featured

June 25, 2015

Hiking Mount Hino (日野山) in Japan

Mt. 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 / 795 m above sea level which makes this more of a hill than a mountain, but the trek up Mt. Hino will still get your blood pumping, and the summit

Japan Chūbu Hikes,  Fukui,  Hokuriku Hikes,  Moderate Hikes

Mt Arashima Featured

June 11, 2015

Hiking Mount Arashima (荒島岳) in Japan

Name: Mount Arashima Japanese name: 荒島岳 (Arashimadake) Location: Ono City, Fukui, Japan (福井県大野市) Summit elevation: 4,998 ft / 1,523.5 m Elevation change: 4,150 ft / 1,265 m Round-trip distance from trailhead: 7.96 mi / 12.8 km (with one 1 mi / 1.6 km Ko-arashima detour) Round-trip time from

Japan Fukui,  Hokuriku Hikes,  Moderate Hikes,  Nihon Hyaku-meizan

Aso Crater View

January 21, 2014

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). Introducing the threat of toxic sulphuric gas and volcanic eruption was the only

Japan,  Japan,  Japan Hikes Kumamoto,  Kyushu Hikes,  Moderate Hikes

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