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Most people in Aomori head straight to Mt Iwaki or Mt Hakkoda, but a wonderful
forest awaits for those heading to the hills above Asamushi hot spring.

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Aomori

Takamori-yama
高森山

March, 2025

Hidden between the Southern Alps and the Fuji Five Lakes Area, Mt Daigo (醍醐山 Daigo-yama 635m), is a relatively short and easy, low-altitude hike, best done in the late Autumn or early Spring. It’s recommended to start from Kaitokiwa station, on the Minobu line, and end at Shimobe Onsen, the next station down the line, where one can enjoy a refreshing hot spring bath at the modern “Shimobe-no-yu” before heading back. If time allows, why not try your hand at gold panning at the nearby Yu-no-oku Museum of Gold Mining History?

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Yamanashi

Daigo-yama
醍醐山

March, 2025

Mt Hachibuse (Hachibuse-yama 鉢伏山 1929m), located near Northern Yatsuga-take and accessible by car from Matsumoto City, is a physically challenging but technically easy hike. The long climb, mostly along a rushing mountain stream, ends with a stunning panorama of the Northern Alps. Strolling along the level summit area between Mt Mae-Hachibuse and the Hachibuse Observatory, one can also see the Matsumoto Basin, Utsukushi-ga-hara, Southern Yatsugatake, the Southern and Central Alps, as well as Mt Fuji. Before heading back, make sure to take a restorative hot spring bath at Hinoki-no-yu.

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Nagano

Hachibuse-yama
鉢伏山

February, 2025

The hardly known Benten-mine (弁天峰 265m) lies on a mountain range running from the centre of the Kunisake Peninsula to the south-east. The starting point of the hike, Hoon-ji Temple, can only be reached by car. The clockwise hike first leads through dense forest on a tarmac path, past Taga-jinja, to Benten-mine. Initially flat, the path becomes very steep towards the summit. Although one is hiking on the official section of the Kunisaki Long Trail (K-4), the path does not appear to be hiked very often. Experience beautiful countryside of the Kunisaki Peninsula, with lush forests, tranquil rivers, and serene mountain landscapes.

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Oita

Benten-mine
弁天峰

October 18, 2024

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