Mt.Tanigawa-dake (Tenjin-one)

Data

Max artitude: 1977m
Min artitude: 1319m
Course distance: 6.4km
Course time: 4h50m

Overview of the mountain

Do you know "the killer mountain" in Japan? The total death toll of Mt.Tanigawa-dake rose to over 800, and it's the worst number of hiker's fatalities, which is even registered in Guinness World Records(R).
But why this lower mountain holds such large death toll?
The main reason is Mt.Tanigawa-dake's "Ichinokura-sawa buttress" which is one of the most famous and dangerous rock climbing route in Japan.
But ordinary hikers should also visit this mountain with maximum care because the weather around this area could be changable. So you are expected to rapidly withdraw from your plan when the weather would be inclement.
This article introduces "Tenjin-one" course ("O-ne" means a ridge in Japanese, not "1"!). You can reach to the trailhead of this course easily by ropeway, and its trail is well maintained with chains, pebbles and wooden paths so that novices can get to the summit.

My visiting report: 1-Oct-2015, fair

At 9:10AM, we started the journey from Tenjin-daira ropeway station.
At 11:30AM, we arrived at mountain hut "Kata-no-koya" from which about ten minutes walk required to the top.
At 11:40AM, we reached to one of the peak of Mt.Tanigawa-dake "Toma-no-mimi".
At 0:00PM, we were at the highest peak of Mt.Tanigawa-dake "Oki-no-mimi".
At 14:00PM, arrived at Tenjin-daira ropeway station and took a coffee break.

How to access from Tokyo station

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