I did this as part of my Uraginza hike (log here) but I'll put Kurobegoro specific information in this post.
- JPY18,500. Bus, Tokyo to Oritate trailhead
- JPY12,000. Hut with Dinner. Tarodaira
- JPY14,000. Hut with Dinner and Bento, Kurobegoro-goya
- JPY14,000. Hut with Dinner/Bfast. Seiransou.
- JPY1,500. Bus, Takase Dam to Shinano Omachi Station
- JPY6,000. Local trains, Shinano Omachi Station to Tokyo
Hike Date / Difficulty (Elevation: 2,840m / 9,318ft)
- Hike Date : October 12, 2024
- Difficulty: 5 out of 5. A lot of rock scramble on top of an extremely long hike.
- Route below is around 50.1kilometers, with an elevation change of ▲5,247m/ ▽5,317m
- Map Link
When to Go
It seems that this can be done throughout the year, but prepare for plenty of snow.
Bus access limited to mid-July to mid-September (Oritate), though some trailheads would allow for year-round public transport access (Shin-Hotaka).
Special Notes
Special Notes
- Weather check: English / Japanese. English more detailed, Japanese more accurate.
- Trailheads. I'm just putting in what I want to use.
- Oritate (折立). Direct bus from Tokyo. Not the cheapest, but the most convenient.
- Takase Dam (高瀬ダム). Access as follows:
- Bus, Shinjuku Station to Shinano-Omachi Station (信濃大町駅). Bus schedule here, buses run from April to mid-December. JPY5,200, 5 hours one way. Consider bus pass. For 2020, schedules as follows:
- Shinjuku Bus Terminal to Shinano-Omachi: 6:35am, 7:35am, 9:35am, 3:05pm, 6:15pm, 11:05pm.
- Shinano-Omachi to Shinjuku Bus Terminal: 7:42am, 9:56am, 2:57pm, 3:57pm, 4:40pm, 5:12pm, 7:57pm.
- Shuttle, Shinano-Omachi Station < > Takase-dam (JPY1,500 one way, 45 minutes). Shuttle schedule here.
- Mountain huts.
October 10, Wednesday
- 10:15pm. Bus from Takebashi Station to Oritate.
- 06:40am.ETA: Oritate trailhead. Start hike.
- 01:50pm. ETA: Mt. Yakushi (薬師岳)
- 04:00pm. ETA: Tarodaira goya.
- 05:00am. Start hike.
- 10:10am. ETA: Mt. Kurobegoro
- 02:15pm. ETA: 三俣山荘. Assess if will summit Washiba on the day of.
- If will summit :
- 03:35pm. ETA: Mt Washiba (鷲羽岳)
- 04:25pm. ETA: Back at 三俣山荘. Camp for the night.
- 03:00am. Start hike.
- 05:58am. ETA: Mt. Suisho (水晶岳（黒岳）
- 05:00pm. ETA : Seiransou.
October 14, Monday
- 03:00am. Seiransou to Takase dam.
- 04:00pm. ETA: 高瀬ダム. Make sure to have a taxi scheduled for pick up.
- 05:00pm. ETA: Shinano-Omachi Station.
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| View of Yakushi from the hut. Well, technically you cannot see Yakushi. |
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| There's actually a marker near the hut. |
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| Water source for people not staying in the hut. |
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| Starting the hike. |
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| The planks were slightly slippery because of the layer of ice covering it. |
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| Beautiful sunrise. |
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| Looking back down the hut. and I think I can see Yakushi??? |
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| Ok back to the hike. |
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| Took a side trip to this summit. |
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| Back to the main hike. |
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| Sunrise! |
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| Trail is not the most maintained. |
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| Some frost over the grass. |
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| The trail covered with a bit of frost. |
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| Is that Kurobegoro? Nope. |
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| Can you see the trail? It's in the middle sliding towards the left. |
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| Pretty flat. |
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| Another peak. |
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| Beautiful. I took so many pictures. |
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| Continuing on. |
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| Gentle ups and downs. |
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| Some markers like this. |
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| Raicho! Thunderbird! |
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| Kurobegoro behind that peak in the middle. |
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| Kurobegoro is off the main trail. This is where most people leave their things before summiting. |
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| Heading to the summit. It's behind that peak. |
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| That is the summit. |
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| Kurobegoro summit! |
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| This is the trial back. Can you see that trail in the middle of the yellow grass? |
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| Still taking pics from the summit. |
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| Looking back up the summit i think |
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| Heading down. |
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| I hopped quite a lot of rocks down this trail. |
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| Looking back up. |
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| Continuing the descent. |
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| Super pretty. |
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| Marker to the hut. Not the one I'm staying at though, just passing through. |
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| Going inside the dead forest. |
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| Hut below Kurobegoro. |
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| I took a quick break, then time to head out again. Turned left. |
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| Ugh, continuing on. |
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| Trail up. |
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| Looking back at Kurobegoro. |
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| Some sandy peak. |
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| The usual ups and downs. |
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| Super pretty ridge hike. |
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| Did I say pretty? All ridge! |
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| Marker on the right. |
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| Looking back the trail. |
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| That peak is Washiba. |
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| Continuing on. |
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| Washiba! |
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| My place for the night. Mitsumata Hut. |
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| The hut. There was no water in the hut when I came, so I had to go to the camp area for my drinking water. |
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| Bed for the night. Don't be misled by the heater, they took it out during the night. |
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| My bed. |
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| Dinner! |
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