One of the most prettiest hike you can do within a single day from Tokyo (but wake up early!). If you have a car go to Oodarumi Touge Parking Station area or wake up early and take a taxi from JR Enzan Station to this parking place (takes about 1 hour so bring some cash or friends! the price was over 10,000 JPY).
The trail starts from the parking area through Asahi Mountain. The hike is medium level with some steep areas and rocks to climb or go down, but the experience and the view makes up for it.
The view from the top is incredible, very dynamic and impressive landscape with huge rocks and wild nature. Make sure to bring food and cash with you (some taxi companies or shops only take cash). Also plan well with extra time since bus and train is limited on the countryside and you may need to call for a taxi on the way back as I did. Bring cash, comfortable shoes, water, food and a hiking app like Yamap.
Mt. Kinpu wasn't a easy hike especially during winter. It was difficult! it took me 7hrs to reach almost the peak I still have 15 mins to reach it but I decided to turn back before reaching the peak I don't have the proper gear and the black ice quite crazy up! I started my hike 9am I was 2 hrs late but still happy to reach and saw those beautiful scenery. While I was going up everyone heading down it's scares me & never hike alone during winter 🥶 and without proper gear.
Muscle pain & my experience was good + scenery was 🤙🤘😀 you never fail to make me happy glorious mountain!
Mt. Kimpu is for beginners like pop music.
If you are a hard climber, you might be lettle boring like classical music.
Either you are a hard climber or not, you will be able to enjoy great view.
On the way to the top of the mountain, you can see the view of Mt. Fuji.
That's really amazing, like Opera.
When you reach the top of the mountain, you can find stacked rocks.
lf one of the rock is rolling down, you can feel Rock'n roll!
Mt. Kinpu is the high mountaine of the altitude 2599 m at the western end of the Oku-Chichibu mountain range.
A great view without obstructions from its top beyond the forest limit is really wonderful.
People who love mountain landscapes in Japan shall climb this mountain once at all.
If it is from Oodarumi Pass it is possible to make a round - trip with climbing half a day.
If the weather is fine, you can walk with a hiking mood but because it is a mountain road that exceeds 2000 m in altitude,
clothing and equipment to prepare for sudden weather change are essential.
Also, because it is on the ridgeline, there is no water field on the way.
Oodarumi Pass with an average altitude of 2365 m with paved woodland roads and parking lots.
There is only an altitude difference of only 234 m from here to 2599 m of Mt. Kinpu.
However, the mountain climbing road is not flat as it has Mt. Asahi-dake, Mt. Tstuzan up / down on the way.
Also, there are few observation paths in the forest of Shirabiso etc.
There is a place where the forest opened in the vicinity of the top of Mt. Asahi-dake, and the view of Mt. Fuji and Mt. Kinpu from here is wonderful.
Mt. Tetuzan has no view in the forest.
Then, we go beyond the forest limit and open up our prospects, we arrive at Mt. Kinpu.
On the summit of Mt. Kinpu, we can see Gojo-iwa rock in front, Mt. Fuji on the left, Southern Alps from the back of the Gojo-iwa rock to the right, Hoo (phenix) three mountains, Mt. Kai-Komagatake,
In addition, in the back right in the Central Alps, Mt. Ontake, Mt. Norikura, right in front of Mt. Yatsugatake, Mt. Mizugaki,
far from right, there are Northern Alps, Mt. Yari (spear), Mt. Hodaka,
hidden in far far back, there are Usiro-takeyama mountains, Mt. Hakuba (white horse),
Mt. Asama in the right hand, etc., etc.
You can see the main mountains located in the central part of the Japanese archipelago.
Again, if a person who loves mountain landscapes in Japan, it is the mountain that want you to climb once.
