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Kirigamie Day Hike (24Jul2011)

Mt. Kirigamine
Mt. Kirigamine (Kirigamine, 霧ヶ峰): 1,925 meters, Nagano prefecture

Hiking

I planned a trip for 3 days and 2 nights to hike 3 mountains, i.e. Utsukushigahara, Kirigamine and Tateshina-yama. The second mountain of the trip was Kirigamine. I wondered if she could walk Kirigamne after walking Utsukushigahara…

full-blown hemerocallis

Walking time should have been less than 1 hour (as a roud-trip) from Kurumayama-kata parking place. However, it was full of car and a park waiting vehicle train happened because it was the season of hemerocallis. I parked a car at another parking lot. It was kind of far from Kurumayama-kata.

moving to trailhead of Kirigamine
My wife carried our daughter on her backs from the parking lot to Kurumayama-kata.
Within the misty mountain
The top of the mountain is covered with fog.

we can see Mt. Kirigamine as below on sunny days. (image is from photo AC)

Mt. Kirigamine (photo ac)
Mt. Kirigamine.

The path from Kurumayama-kata was a stony path on a mountain but it was in good condition. we just walk on the path on a gentle slope. It was a shame that we could not enjoy the beautiful scene of the mountain because of fog.

It took less than 1 hour to step the peak (Kurumayama) even a three-year-old child. According to a guide plate on the peak, view of Japan Alps and Yatsugatake Mountains is expected on sunny days. We were unlucky.

the peak of Kirigamine (Kurumayama)
The peak of Kirigamine. It was also called Kurumayama.

We did not stay longer on the peak because the air temperature was relatively low.

foggy
Just foggy…
going down the path
It was cold and foggy, but my daughter was still full of energy.

After returned from the peak, we enjoyed a full-blown hemerocallis.

masses of hemerocallis
Masses of hemerocallis
Kirigamine and hemerocallis
Kirigamine and hemerocallis

My daughter climbed two of Hyakumeizan (i.e., Mt. Utsukushigahara and Mt. Kirigamine) in a day. Hyakumeizan means one hundred famous mountains in Japan which was introduced by a writer in a book. Hyakumeizan is popular for Japanese hikers and many of them try to climb all the mountains.

Route & Time

Hike date: July 24, 2011
Members: Family (farther, mother and 3-year-old daughter)
Course time:
14:45 Kurumayama-kata – 15:32 Kutumayama (highest peak of Mt. Kirigamine) 15:38 – 16:15 Kurumayama-kata [1 hour and 30 minutes]

kirigamine-route-jul2011
「国土地理院の電子地形図にマーカー及び歩行ルートを追記して掲載」
parking lot at Kurumayama-kata
[1] There is a parking lot at Kurumayama-kata. A restaurant and toilet is available here.
wide and stony path to Kirigamine
[2] It is a wide and stony path on a gentle slope.
on the path
[3] It is easy to walk even for younger children.
a building of weather radar
[4] There is a structure of weather radar on the top of Mt. Kirigamine.

Access using public transportation

Public transportation to Kirigamine
Public transportation to Kirigamine

Area Information

Hot bath after hiking

hot bath - image

Hutte Kirigamine
500 yen/adult
TEL: 0266-57-0333
close to Kirigamine Ski
Ground bus stop

Ski in winter

Kurumayama Kogen
Ski Ground
TEL: 0266-68-2626

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  • Hello!

    I noticed the beauty of Japanese nature when I went to an English language school in the US. While staying the US, I enjoyed hiking at National Parks. I wanted visitors from different countries to have a good time here in Japan as I did in the US.