Kashimayari (Nagano/Toyama)
- Tee
- Nov 5, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Dec 6, 2025
Kashimayaridake is a strenuous dayhike or overnight hike in the Northern Alps. The peak has beautiful views of the Tateyama mountain range and also the Hakuba peaks. This hike has lots of elevation gain and it’s recommend to do it as an overnight hike.
⏲︎ Time: 15h
✎ Kanji: 鹿島槍ヶ岳
⚲ Location: Toyama
↔ Distance: 17.8km
✮ Difficulty: Intermediate
ᨒ Elevation Gain: 2084m
☀ Dayhike
☉ Hiking Season: Mid July to
mid October
Access
There are two trailheads for Kashimayari. We went from Otanihara trailhead which is only accessible by car. The parking lot is also very small, so come early in summer and on weekends. There is a toilet at the trailhead.
If you need public transportation you can also start from Kashiwabara. This trail is slightly longer and has more elevation gain but you can take a bus to Ogisawa.
Trail description
The first hour of the trail is along a forest road until you get to a dam with a tunnel underneath.
After the dam the trail gets very steep and stays steep. Have a look at the elevation profile below, you'll climb 1000m in only 3km.
There are a couple of more technical sections and lots of ladders/stairs but nothing too exposed or technical.
Once you get up to the ridge it's only a couple more minutes to the Tsumetaike. The hut closes around mid October but they have a small emergency shelter for winter climbing (2000¥) and a toilet.
From the hut it takes another 2-3h of steady climbing to the peak. In November there will be snow, as you can see from the pictures; this time there wasn’t much.
After reaching the peak you turn back and return the same way.
The ridgeline and peak are very cold and windy in November. Temperatures during the day were a high of -5 Celsius.
It’s possible to do this hike as a long dayhike but most people walk it in two. In total it took us 9h but the official estimate is 15h30min.
Accomodation
Tsumetaikesanso: 12.900-14.000¥ per person incl. 2 meals. Tent 2000¥ per person.
Reservation required
Hi, do you think this is doable for a snow noob overnight on nov 1-2? Quite fit for summer hikes, but not used crampons/chain spikes before nor ice axes, just watched a few self arrest videos.