DAISETSUZAN NATIONAL PARK
Mt. Kurodake Forest Walk & Cable Car Ride

Tour Overview

Enjoy a grand mountainous landscape and a refreshing forest walk in Japan’s largest national park. Using a cable car and chair lift, you can visit the limits of the forest area around the 7th station of Mt. Kurodake at an altitude of 1,510 m and make it an easy guided hike. A short visit at an informative local visitor center, the engaging mountain guide’s talk and a nice locally produced lunch would could add to your unique experience. This is a perfect tour to start your adventure around Daisetsuzan National Park!

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  • Tour Highlights

    ① Hike around the 7th station of Mt. Kurodake, at an altitude of 1,510m (4954 ft)
    ② Hear an engaging talk about the area's unique wildlife from an experienced mountain guide
    ③ Have lunch (special sandwiches) on an outdoor terrace at the 5th station with some sake, a traditional Japanese rice wine
    ④ Enjoy spectacular views of the forests or autumn foliage (from mid to late September)

Tour Inclusions

  • Pick up from and drop off at place of accommodation
  • Round-trip tickets for cable car and chair lift
  • Qualified mountain guide
  • Lunch

What we provide

  • Guide map
  • Hand sanitizer (as necessary)

What to bring

  • Hiking shoes / Sneakers
  • Water bottle
  • Hat
  • Rain gear
  • Long-sleeved shirt and long pants
  • Light jacket
  • Face mask
  • Hand sanitizer provided by your tour operator

Tour Details

  • Main Activity
    Hiking
    Difficulty
    Level 1
    Pax
    Minimum 6
    Maximum 16
    Price(For 1 per)
    JPY 15,000



  • 11:00 am
    • Meet at Sounkyo Visitor Center and meeting your mountain guide

  • 12:00 pm
    • Take a cable car to the 5th station of Mt. Kurodake

  • 12:15 am -1:00 pm
    • Lunch

  • 1:00 pm
    • Take a chair lift to the 7th station of Mt. Kurodake / Hike with the mountain guide

  • 3:20 pm
    • Arrive in Suonkyo

Guides

Qualified mountain guide(s)
Guide-interpreter (if requested)

Disclaimer

We accept no liability whatsoever if you suffer damage due to any of the following reasons: Willful acts or negligence of yourself/a third party. Acts of God, inclemency, weather, riots, or changes to your travel schedule or cancelation of your trip resulting from such events. Accident or fire at the institution responsible for your transportation/accommodation, or changes to your travel schedule or cancelation of your trip resulting from such events. Directive of a public office, isolation due to an infectious disease, accidents during free time, food poisoning, theft, forgotten items, or changes to your travel schedule or destination, or shortening of your trip resulting from such events.
Delays caused by transportation facilities, strikes, interruptions in communication, or changes to your travel schedule or destination, or shortening of your trip resulting from such events. Non-participation in travel due to a delay in the customer arriving at the arranged meeting place/departure point. We reserve the right to change the content of the tour or to cancel it as deemed necessary by our company.

Customer responsibility

If our company is impaired through your intentional actions or gross negligence, we may petition you for compensation of damages incurred.