It takes around 90 minutes to reach another prominent trail juncture. Heading left takes you down the older Chikamaru path 近丸新道 while the right fork uses the newer Tokuchan path 徳ちゃん新道. Both trails take around the same time though the Tokuchan path is more commonly utilised. I ...
This lesser hiked trail follows the Nagasawa Hairyo 長沢背稜 which forms part of the boundary between Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture. South of the range falls into Okutama while north of the divide is part of the Chichibu Mountains. Aside from the hugely popular, Mt. Bonomine, the hike largel...
Lori and I arrived at Zion a bit early. I have to admit the canyon was grander and more beautiful than I remembered from my childhood. Pictures don’t capture it but they are pretty cool. Ron and Cris were delayed so we hiked a couple of trails and got supplies. After driving for ...
Scaling Over the Tanzawa Mountains The allure of traversing Mt. Tanzawa has beckoned me ever since I moved to Kodaira City where on clear winter mornings its silhouette is clearly visible from my balcony. Situated within close proximity to Tokyo, the Tanzawa-sanchi 丹沢山地 provides ample oppor...
(25 km plus return) necessitating 9-11 hours. In other words, an overnight stay would be required near the Toridaniyama Refuge Hut. I omitted two trails which originated from the Chichibu side as they involved upwards of three hours hiking along dotted routes. This left me with either ...
take a bus headed for Miyama 深山橋. Get off at the Ogouchi Jinja bus stop 小河内神社 (30 minutes, 560 yen) alternatively, you can go a few stops further to the Miyamabashi bus stop 深山橋 and hike along the Murokubo Ridge ムロクボ尾根. Either way, both trails meet up at Mt. ...
In your experience, would light crampons be necessary when doing the Tanzawa Traverse early December (2-3 December)? By the way, I found your hiking trails, with all the waypoints embedded, really helpful. Thanks for sharing all your input!
From Ikebukuro take the Seibu Ikebukuro Line to Shomaru Station 正丸駅 changing once at Hanno (90 mins, 690 yen). Leave by the only exit and walk down the diagonal stairway which leads under the railway line. The hike is well signposted though there are unmarked trails veering off every ...
Before heading off from theKaizan-sansou介山荘 I confirmed with the owner that the water hole at Furukonba フルコンバ was running, which he assured me it was. The final leg to the make-shift campsite at Furukonba takes around 40 minutes, and upon arriving, I quickly found a level si...
(1,736 m) which can be avoided by going right. If you decide to climb to the summit, you have yet another shortcut option by heading up Shonyudo 鍾乳洞 near the Nippara Limestone Cave, where you can take a bus back to Okutama Station. At the base of this mountain there is an ...