Mt. Ryokami
Location: Saitama
Elevation: 1,723 m
1/25000 map: Ryokami-san (両神山), Nagamata (長又)
Season for hikers: late April to early November
A moluntain of worship with distinctive jagged ridgeline
Mt. Ryokami has jagged and strangely shaped rocks on the ridgeline. It has been known as a mountain of worship and venerating gods in the Japanese mythology. Sight from the peak is marvellous with the mountains in North Alps spreads in the distance. Hiking Mt. Ryokami requires a skill to walk places with chains and rocks although its altitude is less than 2000 meters.
Sample hiking route
Distance (round trip): 9.5 km
Distance in elevation: 1,063 m
Difficulty during the best season: intermediate level
Trailhead: Hinataoya
Route and estimated course time:
Hinataoya -[0:30]- Kaisho -[1:30]- Kiyotaki-goya -[1:00]- Ryokami Shrine -[0:45]- Mt. Kengamine (Mt. Ryokami) -[0:35]- Ryokami Shrine -[0:40]- Kiyotaki-goya -[1:00]- Kaisho -[0:20]- Hinataoya [6 hours 20 minutes]
Note:
It is a gentle slope to Kiyotaki-goya, then it becomes steeper and there are a few chain places. Fine view is not expected until close to the peak. There are two routes from Kaisho and this sample route selects the route passing Kiyotaki-goya. It is along a stream and hikers may feel gloomy due to poor sunshine until Kiyotaki-goya. The route is narrow occasionally, so a caution is required to pass it when it is covered with fallen leaves and wet.
Sample hiking route map
Hiking report
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Directions
Public transportation
Shinjuku Station -[Seibu Line]- Seibu-Chichibu Station -[community bus]- Yakushinoyu bus stop -[community bus]- Hinataoya-guchi
Flight information/Timetable:
Shinjku Station to Seibu-Chichibu Station:
Seibu-Chichibu Station to Yakushinoyu: Oganomachi community bus
Yakushinoyu to Hinataoya-guchi: Oganomachi community bus
Hot bath after hiking
Ryokami-onsen Yakushinoyu (両神温泉 薬師の湯)
Fee: 600 yen/adult
Bathing time: 10:00-20:00
Telephone: 0494-79-1100
