Yakusugi Land

Fabulous place, well worth a visit. Don't let the name put you off. You drive up a windy, twisty, sometimes one lane to get to the park. You may see deer and monkeys on the way. At the entrance area is the first of 2 carparks, a rest house with toilets, a souvenir shop and info centre. Then there's the gate to the park. The entrance fee is ¥500 for adults. There are several courses through the park listed by the time it takes. The shortest course takes 30 minutes and can be done wearing sneakers. The timings for the courses are pretty spot on and the staff will also show you photos of the trails so you know what to expect. The trails are really well marked in Japanese and English. They also check where you're from. Loved it, it's more than worth the drive and it's especially suited for those occasional day hikers out there.

I did the green trail its was very beautiful some part wear pretty steep but stil do able. Bring Some food because you can’t buy it there. There is a little shop and you can buy some drinks there. Price to enter the forest is 500 yen and hé will give you a map and explain the trains to you and how long each of them take the one I took was 3.5 hours

Good way to see the depth of the natural first including some millenarian cedars without heavy hiking. It's good if you have younger kids or can't hike for multiple hours in the forest

Beautiful park, very well signaged with various routes depending on duration and level of fitness. We were advised to do the 50min instead of 80 as the latter was slippery due to rain. Keep your ticket as it includes ¥200 yen discount for Shiratani unsuikyo. But really, its not much to pay to preserve this paradise.

Visited recently during a typhoon. The rain only made it more beautiful. The hike is a choose your own adventure with different lengths of trails.