Mt. Naeba (苗場山) and (谷川岳) Mt. Tanigawa Hikes

Drafting a plan for a weekend hiking Mt. Naeba, but is highly dependent on the weather.

Budget: JPY12,100 (~USD1155)

• JPY10,000. Share in car rental, tolls and gas. 
• JPY2,100. Ropeway, roundtrip. 

Hike Date

• Target: October 24-25, 2020 (cancelled due to the weather)
• (苗場山) Mt. Naeba : PDF Map Link, Blog Post
• (谷川岳) Mt. Tanigawa : PDF Map Link (ropeway), Blog Post

Itinerary
Friday

• 09:00pm. Meet up at Tokyo Station, and drive to the trailhead. 
• 12:00am. ETA: Koakasawa (小赤沢) up to the parking lot (google maps pin). Setup camp. 

Saturday

• 05:00am. Wake up and tidy up the camp.
• 05:30am. Start hike. 
• 09:30am. ETA: Summit. Take an hour break, eat breakfast. 
• 10:30am. Start heading down. 
• 01:10pm. ETA: Back at trailhead. 
• FREE TIME. 
• Figure out where to go for Sunday. 
• Find a place to have dinner/set up camp in. 

Sunday

• Undecided still. Tentative: Mt. Tanigawa
• 07:00am. Start driving towards Mt. Tanigawa Ropeway.
• 07:30am. Ropeway. 
• 08:00am. Start hike. 
• 10:30am. ETA: Summit. Take an hour break, eat breakfast.
• 11:30am. Start heading down. 
• 01:30pm. ETA: Ropeway top.
• 02:00pm. ETA: Back at parking lot.