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Azuma Range Traverse - hiking Bandai-Asahi National Park's Volcano Trail

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Azuma Range Traverse - hiking Bandai-Asahi National Park's Volcano Trail

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Azuma Range Traverse - hiking Bandai-Asahi National Park's Volcano Trail

08:56

24.8km

1,720m

Hiking

This is a challenging yet spectacular traverse of the Azuma Range from Shirabu Onsen to Jododaira. You can expect panoramic views, magnificent volcanic scenery and some beautiful alpine flowers. In the latter stages, you are treated to glorious views of Azuma-Kofuji, often cited as being a miniature Mt. Fuji.

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by Bandai-Asahi National Park

Last updated: July 24, 2024

Waypoints

Shirabu Onsen

Highlight • Settlement

An ancient hot spring town that is included in the Bandai-Asahi National Park.

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5.47 km

Azuma-jinja Shrine

Highlight • Religious Site

Breathtaking mountaintop view from Mt. Nishiazuma with an ancient shrine calle Azuma-jinja standing on a cliff called "Tengu-iwa".

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6.49 km

Azuma-jinja Shrine

Place Of Worship

8.02 km

Ningyo-ishi

Highlight • Natural Monument

A good place to rest a bit before departing again

Tip by

12.9 km

Yaheidaira marshes

Highlight • Natural

Yaheidaira marshes are located near the mountain hut called "Meigetsu-so" and the lakes called Meigetsu-ko and Myojo-ko.

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14.3 km

Mt. Higashi-Daiten

Highlight • Summit

One of the many volcanoes / peaks that are a part of the Bandai-Asahi National Park and that is located between Yonezawa City (Yamagata Prefecture) and Fukushima Prefecture, culminating at …

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20.5 km

Goshiki-numa marshes (the Witch's Eye)

Highlight • Lake

This beautiful caldera is also known under the name Majo no Hitomi (the "Witch's Eye"), famous for its flower species sprinkled around the marsh (example of flowers you may encounter: Rhododendron brachycarpum f. nemotoanum, Veratrum stamineum, Rhododendron brachycarpum...)

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21.6 km

Mt. Issaikyo (Issaikyozan)

Highlight • Volcano

An active volcano with many fumaroles.

Tip by

24.3 km

Jododaira Visitor Center

Highlight • Rest Area

A good place to start hiking the Azuma range, with documentation in English, English guides and exhibitions.

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24.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.4 km

347 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.4 km

347 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Friday 8 May

13°C

8°C

72 %

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Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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Comments

November 10, 2022

This is a challenging yet spectacular traverse of the Azuma Range from Shirabu Onsen to Jododaira. You can expect panoramic views, magnificent volcanic scenery and some beautiful alpine flowers. In the latter stages, you are treated to glorious views of Azuma-Kofuji, often cited as being a miniature

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Azuma Range Traverse - hiking Bandai-Asahi National Park's Volcano Trail

Shirabu Onsen

Azuma-jinja Shrine

Ningyo-ishi

Yaheidaira marshes

Mt. Higashi-Daiten

Goshiki-numa marshes (the Witch's Eye)

Mt. Issaikyo (Issaikyozan)

Jododaira Visitor Center

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