The Crosscut Saw via Mt Howitt, Victoria, Australia
Amon Bradshaw Finding hikes with exposed jagged peaks and ridge lines is not easy in Australia. In fact most of the things we call “mountains” here, including our tallest peak, feel like…
Mt. Hakkyou 八経ヶ岳 Overnight Hike in Nara
Much like Shikoku, Osaka and Nara aren’t the first places that come to mind when foreigners think about snow or tall mountains in Japan. Despite that we enjoyed a magical…
Mt. Kajigamori 梶ヶ森 Day (or Overnight) Hike Kochi
A moderate but well located (accessible by train) hike in the heart of Shikoku. Kajigamori is not the biggest and most beautiful mountain around but it is accessible by train…
Mt. Kamegamori, Japan 瓶ヶ森 Hike
Mt Kamegamori (瓶ヶ森, 1897m) sits on the border of Tokushima and Kochi Prefectures and spectacularly overlooks the famous (and tallest on Shikoku) Mt Ishizuchi. It is short and fairly easy…
Heikedaira 平家平 & Kanmuriyama 冠山 Day Hike
Have you ever heard The Tale of the Heike or the Genpei war? On April 25th 1185 the Genji clan fleet defeated the Taira (aka Heike)-clan fleet in the Shimonoseki…
Mt. Miune 三嶺 Iya Valley Winter Hike
An overnight hike to Mt. Miune in Tokushima during early spring.
Mt. Shiraga 白髪山 (本山町) Day Hike
Mt Shiraga is a relatively short and easy hike (白髪山, 1469m) starting in Motoyama-cho (本山町) in Kochi, Japan. There are quite a number of mountains in Japan with this name…
Mt. Kobiso 小檜曽山 Winter Hike
This 5.2km day hike to Mt. Kobiso (小檜曽山, 1550m) crosses the prefectural border into Tokushima and gives a great view to Mt Miune, Tenguzuka and the Iya Valley. It is…
Mt. Kanbo 寒峰 Day Hike in the Iya Valley
If you’re the kind of person that to escape the tourist traps and have a bit of adventure this day hike in the (increasingly) famous Iya Valley is for you!…
Sasagamine 笹ヶ峰 via Kampuzan 寒風山 Overnight Hike
Sasagamine is spectactular but challending hike in Shikoku with an old mountain hut at the top that was once a ski resort! This is one of the few areas in…
Mt. Higashi-Akaishi 東赤石山 to Besshi Mine 旧別子銅山跡 Hike
Mt. Higashi-Akaishi (東赤石山, 1706m) is a great moderate difficulty hike that overlooks Ehime and the coastal cities near Shikoku’s Seto Ohashi Bridge and sea. Overview This is a 14km overnight…
Mt. Tenguzuka 天狗塚 via Mt. Miune 三嶺 Overnight Hike
This beautiful but challenging 18.5km+ overnight hike to Mt. Tenguzuka starts at the Iyashino Hotel and Onsen (いやしの温泉郷) near Nagoro-mura (名頃 aka the Doll Village) in the Iya Valley. The…
Oku-Kuishiyama (奥工石山) Overnight Hike
If you want to experience a drive through old Japan this is for you. This remote and off-the-beaten track hike to Oku Kuishiyama (奥工石山, 1516m) or sometimes known as Tajikawa…