Mount Ryōkami
両神山
Ogano, Saitama · Elevation 1,723 m
Mount Ryōkami is a 1,723 m peak in Ogano, Saitama, within Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park and one of the Hyakumeizan. Recognizable by its jagged saw-tooth ridge and famous for spring akayashio rhododendrons, it has been a sacred Shugendō mountain since the Kamakura period and is still climbed in the lineage of mountain ascetics. Stone Buddhist statues and small shrines line the trails, and the older name Yōkami-yama survives in local usage. Routes climb from Hinata-Ōyaguchi, Shiraisazashi, and the advanced Hatchō ridge, suiting hikers from novices to experts. From the summit, climbers can see the Kantō Plain, Mount Fuji, and the Tokyo Skytree.
Mount Ryōkami at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Fri, November 6: clear, gusts up to 7 m/s.
- Route: The shortest is Mount Ryokami Return from Kamiochiai Bridge via Haccho Ridge, West Peak and East Peak: about 4 h 56 min, 6.4 km, about 1,070 m of climbing.
Mount Ryōkami weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:08, sunset 16:48
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Mount Ryōkami hiking routes
- Mount Ryokami Return from Kamiochiai Bridge via Haccho Ridge, West Peak and East Peak 6.4 km · Ascent 1,066 m parking
- Mount Ryokami Return from Hinata Otani via the Omotesando 9.8 km · Ascent 1,336 m 日向大谷口 (Bus stop), 両神山荘駐車場, 日向大谷第一駐車場 (parking)
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Ryōkami
Mountain huts
Campsites
- 中津川村キャンプ場
Lodging
- 両神山荘
- 民宿広美荘
- こまどり荘
Lists that include Mount Ryōkami
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Mount Ryōkami facts
- Also known as
- 八日見山(ようかみやま)
- Elevation
- 1,723 m
- Location
- Ogano, Saitama
36.023419, 138.841304 - National Park
- 秩父多摩甲斐国立公園
- Website
- www.town.ogano.lg.jp
- Trail Map
- www.pref.saitama.lg.jp
- Access Information
- www.town.ogano.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- ja.wikipedia.org