Kaikoma (Yamanashi)
Kaikomagatake 2967m (甲斐駒ヶ岳) with it's famous "swords" is a beautiful and challenging hike in the Southern Alps. This post describes the...
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Difficult Hikes
Akadake (Yamanashi)
Akadake 2899m (赤岳) is a difficult hike in the volcanic Yatsugatake mountain range. The mountain range has lots of huts and multiple peaks...
Utsugi (Nagano/Gifu)
Utsugidake 2864m (空木岳) is a beautiful and gruesome dayhike in the central alps. I would not recommend doing it as a dayhike, unless...
Yatsubuchi no taki (Mie)
Yatsubuchinotaki (八淵の滝) is a difficult waterfall hike next to Lake Biwa. The trail follows a river upstream past several waterfalls. Part...
Houozan Loop (Yamanashi)
Houozan 2840m (鳳凰山) and it's 3 peaks, Jizo, Kannon and Yakusi, is a difficult dayhike or intermediate overnight hike in the Southern...
Yarigatake: Shinhotaka to Kamikochi (Nagano)
Yarigatake 3180m in the off-season (槍ヶ岳) is a difficult snow hike with lots of elevation gain on the way up. With good weather you’ll...
Okuhotaka: Dakesawa to Karasawa (Nagano)
Okuhotaka 3190m (奥穂高岳) is a beautiful and difficult overnight hike from Kamikochi. It's the third highest peak in Japan after Mt. Fuji...
Ishizuchi (Shikoku)
Ishizuchi 1982m (石鎚山) is an easy to difficult hike depending on if you climb up the chains or use the detours. It's also one of Japans...
Kasagatake (Gifu)
Kasagadake 2897m (笠ヶ岳) is a very streneous hike in Gifu. It's one of the most exhausting hikes I've ever done and the whole way up is a...
Shirane Sanzan: Kita -Aino - Notori (Yamanashi)
The traverse from Kitadake 3193m (北岳) to Ainodake 3190m (間ノ岳) to Notoridake (農鳥岳) 3026m, often also called Shirane Sanzan (白根三山), is a...
Okueyama (Kyushu)
Okueyama 1643m (大崩山) is a difficult hike in Miyazaki, Kyushu. It's famous for its many chains, ladders and ropes (supposedly over 50)...
Hakubayari Onsen to Karamatsu (Hakuba)
Hakubayari Onsen 2100m (白馬鑓温泉小屋) to Karamatsu 2696m (唐松岳) is a difficult 2 day traverse on the Hakuba ridgeline. First part to the onsen...
Osugidani (Mie)
Osugidani valley (大杉谷) is an advanced in-and-out hike in Mie. It's one of Japans top 3 most beautiful valleys and accessible from spring...
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