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Nihon Hyaku-meizan

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

Japans 100 Famous Mountains Features

August 6, 2015

The 100 Famous Japanese Mountains (日本百名山)

Imagine a place in the middle of the ocean along the Pacific Ring of Fire. This place is filled with volcanoes and host to near constant seismic activity. We can expect that several times each century this place will experience destructive earthquakes that (may) also result in equally destructive

Japan Nihon Hyaku-meizan

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 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

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