To-do: Mt Shiraga (Kami City) 白髪山 Hike
Amon Bradshaw Shiragayama 白髪山, a 1,770m peak in Kochi (not to be confused with the smaller 1469m peak of the same name located in Motoyama), is a boulder and sasa-covered peak at…
To-do: Mt Yahazu 矢筈山 and Ishidoyama 石堂山 Hike
Mt Yahazu 矢筈山 (1,849m) and Ishidōyama 中津山 (1,636m) are two quintessential sasa-covered peaks located in Tokushima’s Iya Valley. Starting from Ochiai Pass 落合峠 the trailhead is accessible by car via…
To-do: Mt Okujinga 奥神賀山 Hike
Mt Okujinga (奥神賀山) is a pretty, sasa-copvered 1,443m peak located on the Kami/Otoyo border in Kochi. Due to being just a short 30 minute walk from Toyonaga Pass, it makes…
To-do: Okawamine 大川嶺, Mt Kasatori 笠取山 & Mt Ubahodo ウバホド山 Hike
This short out-and-back day hike to Ōkawa-mine (大川嶺, 1,525m), Mt Kasatori (笠取山, 1,562m), and Mt Ubahodo (ウバホド山, 1,482m) starts conveniently at 1,460m altitude right off the Ehime Prefectural Route 328,…
To-do: Mt Sazareyo 佐々連尾山 Hike
Mt Sazareyo 佐々連尾山 is a 1,404m peak on the Ehime/Kochi border located near my old stomping grounds around Motoyama-cho. The moderate 6km hike offers views across to the Akaishi mountain…
To-do: Kagawa’s 10 famous mountains in five days
Kagawa Prefecture, located in Shikoku’s north-east, is home to 10 mountains listed on the Shikoku Hyakkumeizan (although there are 12 peaks on my list below as I am including a…
To-do: Mt Ishizumi 石墨山 Hike
Mt Ishizumi 石墨山 (not to be confused with the well-known Ishizuchi nearby) is a 1,456m peak in Ehime which is been referred to by some as having one of the…
To-do: Mt Ōzare 大座礼山 Hike
Mt Ōzare / Ōzareyama 大座礼山 is a 1,588m peak straddling the Ehime/Kochi border between Niihama City (formerly Besshi-yama Village) and Okawa Village. The name is believed to originate from the…
To-do: Mt Iwakuro 岩黒山, Mt Tsutsujo 筒上山 and Mt Tebako 手箱山 Hike
Located on the “back side” of Ishizuchi, Tsutsujoyama is a 1,859m peak overshadowed by its taller, much more well known neighbor. It offers a much more rugged, less crowded alternative…