Mount Ōdaigahara
日出ケ岳
Ōdai-chō, Mie / Kamikitayama, Nara · Elevation 1,695 m
Mount Ōdaigahara (Hide-ga-take, 1,695 m) is the highest peak of the Taikō Mountains, straddling Kamikitayama Village in Nara and Ōdai Town / Kawakami Village in Mie, and the highest point in Nara Prefecture. Designated a Special Protection Zone within Yoshino-Kumano National Park, it ranks alongside Yakushima as one of Japan's wettest regions. The summit area offers views of the Kumano-nada, the Daijagura cliff lookout, and the Masakigahara plateau amid primeval forest carpeted in moss. The Ōdaigahara Driveway reaches an elevation of 1,570 m, putting a beginner-friendly loop hike on this 100 Famous Japanese Mountain within reach.
Mount Ōdaigahara at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Mon, November 9: clear, gusts up to 6 m/s.
- Route: The shortest is East Odaigahara: Hinodegatake and Daijagura Circuit: about 4 h 13 min, 7.5 km, about 420 m of climbing.
Mount Ōdaigahara weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:16, sunset 17:02
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Mount Ōdaigahara hiking routes
- East Odaigahara: Hinodegatake and Daijagura Circuit 7.5 km · Ascent 417 m Odaigahara Visitor Center, 大台ヶ原 (Bus stop) (parking)
- East Ōdaigahara Loop via Hinodegatake and Daijagura 8.1 km · Ascent 323 m Odaigahara Visitor Center, 大台ヶ原 (Bus stop) (parking)
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Ōdaigahara
Mountain huts
Lodging
- 心・湯治館
Lists that include Mount Ōdaigahara
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Mount Ōdaigahara facts
- Also known as
- 日出ヶ岳
- Elevation
- 1,695 m
- Location
- Ōdai-chō, Mie / Kamikitayama, Nara
34.185203, 136.109190 - National Park
- 吉野熊野国立公園
- Website
- kinki.env.go.jp
- Trail Map
- kinki.env.go.jp
- Access Information
- www.vill.kamikitayama.nara.jp
- Wikipedia
- ja.wikipedia.org