Mt. Warusawa - Mt. Akaishi Loop

  

TBA because I cannot find the bus to the trailhead. 

Budget: JPY (~USD)

• JPY13,740. Bullet train, Tokyo < > Shizuoka (6,870 one way)
• JPY7,000. Bus, Shizuoka Station to Hatanagi Dam (3,500 one way)
• JPY14,500. Sawarajima lodge with dinner, premium of 2,000 as I'm alone
• +600 ice cream, 400 beer
• JPY13,500. Arakawa Hut with dinner

Hike Date / Difficulty (Elevation: _m / _ft)

• Hike Date : August 2025
• Difficulty: 5 out of 5. Boy was this long. 
• Route below is around kilometers, with an elevation change of ▲m/ ▽m (hm)
• Map Link 

When to Go
May to October. 

Special Notes

• Weather forecast: English / Japanese. 
• Trailheads. 
• Bus and huts reserved together : maitabi. July reservations start June 13.
• Shizuoka Station (静岡駅) to Hatanagi Dam (畑薙ダム). Reservation here.
• Mountain huts. 
• Reserved with the bus above.

Itinerary
I decided to do 2d1n hike. This is ideally done over 3d2n, if you have a car and start with the first shuttle to Sawarajima. In that case, I recommend staying at Akaishi-goya then Senmai-goya. 

Friday

• 07:00am. Train to Shizuoka Station. 
• 10:00am. Bus, Shizuoka Station to Hatanagi Dam (畑薙ダム). 
• Bus stop is at North Exit, turn left, right in front of a ticket office (?). Flashing on the bus is 畑薙臨時駐車場
• 01:20pm. ETA : Hatanagi Dam.
• We ended up arriving at 12:30pm. There a bench at the shuttle stop, and a tent set up for people to submit their hiking plans (登山届). 
• 02:10pm. Shuttle,  Hatanagi Dam (畑薙ダム) to Sawarajima Lodge (椹島ロッジ)
• 03:20pm. ETA : Sawarajima Lodge (椹島ロッジ)

Saturday

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Sunday

• 01:00pm. Shuttle, Sawarajima Lodge (椹島ロッジ) to Hatanagi Dam (畑薙ダム) 
• 02:10pm. ETA: Hatanagi Dam (畑薙ダム)
• 02:30pm. Bus, Hatanagi Dam (畑薙ダム) to Shizuoka Station. 
• 05:50pm. ETA: Shizuoka Station. Train to Tokyo.