Tengugajo
天狗ヶ城
Taketa, Oita · Elevation 1,780 m
Tengugajo is a 1,780-metre peak in Taketa City in Oita Prefecture, in the heart of the Kuju range known as the "roof of Kyushu." Set between the highest summit, Nakadake, and Mount Kuju, it overlooks the crater lake Miike, which freezes over in winter. It lies within Aso-Kuju National Park.
Tengugajo at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Sun, November 8: cloudy, gusts up to 6 m/s. Fri, Nov 6: strong wind (gusts up to 17 m/s).
- Route: The shortest is Kuju Nakadake via Tengugajo from Makinoto Pass: about 5 h 45 min, 10.1 km, about 650 m of climbing.
Tengugajo weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:34, sunset 17:23
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tengugajo hiking routes
- Kuju Nakadake via Tengugajo from Makinoto Pass 10.1 km · Ascent 654 m Makinoto Pass (Bus stop) (parking)
- Mount Hōsshō and Mount Tengugajō Loop from Makinoto Pass 10.0 km · Ascent 723 m 牧ノ戸峠登山口, Makinoto Pass (Bus stop) (parking)
- Tengugajo–Nakadake–Inaboshiyama–Kujusan Circuit from Makinoto Pass 11.4 km · Ascent 854 m Makinoto Pass (Bus stop) (parking)
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Tengugajo
Mountain huts
- 池ノ小屋 unstaffed
- Kuju Refuge Hut unstaffed
- スガモリ小屋跡
- Hokkein Onsen Sanso reservation required · sleeps 224
- あせび小屋 reservation required
Campsites
- Bokketsuru Camping Ground
- 沢水キャンプ場
- くじゅうやまなみキャンプ村
- 久住山荘南登山口キャンプ場
Lodging
- Kan-no-jigoku Ryokan
- 九重観光ホテル
- Hanasansui
- オーベルジュ・コスモス
Lists that include Tengugajo
Tengugajo facts
- Elevation
- 1,780 m
- Location
- Taketa, Oita
33.086575, 131.245728 - National Park
- 阿蘇くじゅう国立公園
- Website
- www.env.go.jp