Hiking and Trekking in the Japan Alps and Mount Fuji

A guidebook to 13 short treks and 14 day walks in the Japan Alps and on Mount Fuji. Routes are graded by difficulty and range from relatively short walks on easy terrain to strenuous mountain excursions, sometimes involving scrambling, aided sections and considerable exposure.

Map keyOverview mapIntroductionPreparations and practicalitiesWhen to goGetting to JapanGetting around JapanRail passesAccommodationMountain huts and campingFood and drinkHot springsMoneyCommunicationsLanguageTourist information officesWhat to takeLuggage forwardingMaps and GPSWaymarkingThe typical hiking dayMountain etiquetteHealth and safetyEmergenciesUsing this guideAll about the Japan Alps and Mt FujiLocation and climateGeology and landscapePlants and wildlifeHistory of hiking in JapanThe North (Kita) AlpsHakuba AreaWalk 1 Mt Shirouma-dakeTrek 1 Mt Shirouma-dake and Hakuba-Yari OnsenTateyama AreaWalk 2 Mt TateyamaWalk 3 Mt Oku-dainichi-dakeTrek 2 Mt Tsurugi-dakeTrek 3 North Alps traverseHotaka AreaWalk 4 Mt Yake-dakeWalk 5 Mt Nishiho-DoppyoTrek 4 Mt Oku-Hotaka-dake and Karasawa CirqueTrek 5 Mt Yari-ga-takeTrek 6 Mt Cho-ga-take and Mt Jonen-dakeTrek 7 Mt Kasa-ga-takeNorikura AreaWalk 6 Mt Norikura-dakeThe Central (Chuo) AlpsWalk 7 Mt Kiso-koma-ga-takeTrek 8 Central Alps traverseThe South (Minami) AlpsNorth AreaWalk 8 Mt Kai-koma-ga-takeWalk 9 Mt Senjo-ga-takeTrek 9 Mt Kita-dakeTrek 10 Mt Ho-oSouth AreaTrek 11 Mt Arakawa-Higashidake (Mt Warusawa) and Mt Akaishi-dakeTrek 12 Mt Kamikochi-dake and Mt Hijiri-dakeTrek 13 South Alps traverseMt FujiWalk 10 Mt Fuji - Yoshida routeWalk 11 Mt Fuji - Subashiri routeWalk 12 Mt Fuji - Gotemba routeWalk 13 Mt Fuji - Fujinomiya routeWalk 14 Mt Kuro-dakeAppendix A Route summary table - walksAppendix B Route summary table - treksAppendix C Mountain hutsAppendix D GlossaryAppendix E Useful contacts and further resourcesAppendix F Further reading