Easyaccess fromTokyo
Mt.TsukubaHikingCourses
NatureResearchCourse
Loops around theareaaround
the summitofNantaisan
This course with its many
scenic views is perfect for
observingnature.
MiyukigaharaCourse
From Tsukubasan Shrine to
Miyukigahara
On this standard course, you
can seeagroupof huge cedars
thatarehundredsof yearsold.
ShirakumoBashi Course
FromTsukubasanShrine to the
summitofNyotaisan
Strange andwondrous rocks
dot this most fulfilling of
courses.
Otatsuishi Course
FromTsutsujigaoka toSummit
ofNyotaisan (mergeswith the
ShirakumoBashi course)
This is a short course starting
from Benkei -jaya to the
summit of Nyotaisan through
theShirakumoBashi Course.
MukaebaCourse
From Tsukubasan Shrine to
Tsutsujigaoka (merges with
theShirakumoBashi Course)
The course with its gentle
slopes is recommended for
beginners.
Mt.Tsukuba
HikingCourses
SummitofNantaisan
871m
NatureResearchCourse about1.5km
Approx. 60min. fora round.
TsukubaSancho
Sta.
Gamaishi
Sekireiishi
ShihosugiCedar
SummitofNyotaisan
877m
NyotaisanSta.
Daibutsu Iwa
Benkei-chaya
(anold teahouse)
site
ShirakumoBashi Course
about2.8km
Up-wardapprox. 110min.
Down-wardapprox. 95min.
HahanoTainaiKuguri
Defune Irifune
Benkei
Nanamodori
Strangeand
WondrousRocks
Otatsuishi Course
about1.8km
Up-wardapprox. 80min.
Down-wardapprox. 70min.
Ropeway (6min.)
TsutsujigaokaSta.
Tsutsujigaoka
Tsukubasan
KeiseiHotel
MiyukigaharaCourse about2.0km
Up-wardapprox. 90min.
Down-wardapprox. 70min.
Cable car (8min.)
Miyawaki Sta.
Mt.Tsukuba
JapanesePlumGrove
(Mt.TsukubaUme (Plum)BlossomFestival
frommid-February to lateMarch)
Tsukubasan
Tourist Information
Center
Mt.Tsukuba Omotenashi
RestHouse
ForestAdventure
Tsukuba
HakujaBenten
Goddess
Sakamukaeba
Junction
MukaebaCourse
about1.6km
KazekaeshiToge
TsukubasanShrine
TsukubasanOmidoTemple
Tsukubasan Jinja Iriguchi
BusStop
TsukubaGrandHotel
TsukubasanHotelAokiya
TsukubasanEdoya
SaikanoYado Ichibo
TsukubaOnsenHotel
OnsenCenterTsukubayu
TsukubaFureainoSato
Fun forevenbeginners
Ropeway&
CableCar
The cable car makes a 500meter climb up the
mountainand riding the ropewaymakes you feel
as if youarewalking in theair.Hereyou canenjoy
beautiful sceneryall year round.
TsukubasanCableCarandRopeway
TsukubaKankoTetsudoCo. ltd.
Miyawaki Sta. ofCableCar: 029-866-0611
TsutsujigaokaSta. ofRopeway: 029-866-0945
Enjoyhiking around the Strange andWondrousRocks
Therearemany strangeandbizarre rocks scatteredaround
Mt. Tsukuba,which climbers candelight inas they recall the
legends and folklore that have sprunguparound them. For
example, there is a15-meter tall rock that looks likeagiant
Buddha,Defune-irifune rocks that look like shipsentering
and leavingportwhich are dedicated to the Funatama no
Kami god, a rock reminiscent of ababy in the fetal position
in itsmother’ swomb, and the so-calledBenkei
Nanamodori
rock hanging overhead that looks like itmight fall at any time andwhich
madeevenBenkeihesitate.
TherearemanymoreattractionsofMt. Tsukuba.
Theview from the summitofNyotaisan
5.Gamaishi Stone
4. BenkeiNanamodori
3.HahanoTainai Kuguri
2.Defune Irifune
1.Daibutsu Iwa
Up-wardapprox. 60min.
Down-wardapprox. 50min.
Four seasonsofMt. Tsukuba road
about2.5km
(Ramblecourse)
walkingaround,
about60min.
P1
P3
P4 P2
OishiKasane
Risshinseki
Miyukigahara
Mt.Tsukuba,Tsutsuji-Ga-OkaParkingLot,charge
~10min. Over10min.
up to2hours
Over2hours
(Extracharge
each1hours)
car
motorcycle
microbus
largersizedbus
car
motorcycle (Lot2only)
bus/truck (mini-coach)
400yen
200yen
1,000yen
1,600yen
100yen
100yen
200yen
300yen
500yen/oneuse
250yen/oneuse
2,000yen/oneuse
free
MunicipalParkingLots (Lot1~4), charge
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April-November (businessday)9:00-18:00 (Saturday,Sunday,holiday)9:00-19:00
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December-March (businessday)9:00-17:00 (Saturday,Sunday,holiday)9:00-18:00
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MunicipalLots1,2,3areavailable forbus/truck
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MunicipalLots1,3,4:5:00-20:00
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