Osugidani (Mie)

Tee
Apr 15, 2023
2 min read

Updated: Jan 24

Osugidani valley is an advanced in-and-out hike in Mie. It's one of Japans top 3 most beautiful valleys and accessible from spring to fall. The access gate is closed and locked outside of the season.

The valley receives a lot of rainfall and it's notoriously hard to get a good weather day. Spring and fall usually have the best weather and no mountain leeches.

The hike is always a bit wet and slippery and it's very exposed with most parts secured by chains. There have been a lot of deadly accidents, proceed with caution.

			
⏲︎	Time: 9h
✎	Kanji: 大杉谷
⚲ 	Location: Mie
↔	Distance: 16km
✮	Difficulty: Difficult
ᨒ	Elevation Gain: 1870m
☀	Dayhike
☉	Hiking Season: May to
	November

Osugidani has a 1000¥ maintenance fee payable at the vending machine at the trailhead. The trail was closed for 10 years because of a typhoon and requires lots of maintence. Please support the area and pay the fee!

Access

Car

Park at the trailhead next to a power station with limited parking spots. Up the road are a couple more.

Public Transportation

Take the mountain bus from Okuise Odai Michi No Eki (道の駅奥伊勢おおだい). It runs from April to November and requires reservation beforehand. It's 3000¥ one way, has 1-2 departures a day and takes 90min.

Trail description

Start from the power station and follow the river upstream. It's a constant up and sometimes down along the river until you reach Momonokigoya after about 3h.

The trail has lots of exposed sections and often it's chiseled into the rock. Water is seeping out which makes it very slippery and there is lots of algae on the trail.

The most exposed sections have chains to hold on to. Be careful and take it slow, especially when passing others.