Mount Azuma-Kofuji
吾妻小富士
Fukushima, Fukushima · Elevation 1,564 m
A conical volcano resembling Mount Fuji. A wooden stairway from Jododaira car park reaches the crater rim in about 10 minutes, and the rim circuit takes about 40 minutes. The rim offers views across the Fukushima Basin and Jododaira Wetlands.
Mount Azuma-Kofuji at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 8 m/s. Fri, Nov 6, Sat, Nov 7, Sun, Nov 8: strong wind (gusts up to 24 m/s).
- Route: The shortest is Azuma-kofuji Crater Rim Circuit: about 1 h 18 min, 2.4 km, about 130 m of climbing.
Mount Azuma-Kofuji weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:05, sunset 16:40
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| Precipitation | mm | 1.4 | 4.2 | 11 | 7 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 9 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | <.1 | <.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | 0.2 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Snow depth | cm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <1 | <1 | 1 | 1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 1 | 1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 2 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Wind | m/s | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 10 |
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Mount Azuma-Kofuji hiking routes
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Azuma-Kofuji
Mountain huts
- 吾妻小舎 2026: open May 23–November 5 · reservation required · sleeps 14
- 吾妻小屋
- 酸ヶ平避難小屋 unstaffed · sleeps 30
- 慶応吾妻山荘
- Iegatayama Hut unstaffed · sleeps 10
Campsites
- 浄土平キャンプ場
Lodging
- 微温湯温泉 旅館 二階堂
- Makukawa Onsen Mitoya Ryokan
- Makukawa Onsen Yoshikuraya Ryokan
- 花月ハイランドホテル
Mount Azuma-Kofuji facts
- Elevation
- 1,564 m
- Location
- Fukushima, Fukushima
37.722006, 140.260853 - Volcano
- Active volcano (吾妻山)
- Website
- www.env.go.jp
- Access Information
- www.env.go.jp
- Wikipedia
- ja.wikipedia.org