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Level 3Climbing Trails to Experience the Natural Environment of the Mountains

3-2Yodogawa Trail Entrance - Mt. Kuromi round trip (day trip)

This round-trip route runs from the Yodogawa Trail Entrance to the peak of Mt. Kuromi. The route is a proper trekking trail and some places require the use of installed ropes. It therefore requires preparation, including trekking equipment. The course includes many highlights such as the Hananoego and Kohananoego Marshes, the most southern highland marshlands in Japan, and a view from the peak of Mt. Kuromi, making it a popular route for climbing tours.

Trekking information
Total distance 8.0 km (for reference)
Level of physical strength 3
Level of difficulty C
Link to detailed route

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Approval by the Director-General of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan based on the Survey Act (use) R3JHs 762

Detailed route

  • Yodogawa Trail Entrance
    Rest area
    Parking
    Toilet
    Portable toilet collection boxes
    		 The wooden notice board at the Yodogawa Trail Entrance. A map of the Yakushima National Park is displayed at the left of the notice board, with a map and a description of the trail between the Yodogawa Trail Entrance and Mt. Miyanoura in the center. The small box at lower-right is for mountain climbing registration forms.
  • Yodogawa Hut
    Rest area
    Shelter huts
    Toilet
    Portable toilet hut
    Water
    		 The Yodogawa Hut. The building is built in the style of a log cabin. Capacity is approximately 40 people.
  • Hananoego Junction
    Portable toilet hut
    Water

    Portable toilet huts are provided in the area.

    		 The Hananoego Junction. The photo shows the junction in the foreground surrounded by trees on a fine day. The junction also has a rest area consisting of a large number of planks.
  • Kuromidake Branch The Kuromidake Branch. A sign giving directions is located at the junction of the hiking trail to Mt. Kuromi from the trail to Mt. Miyanoura.
  • Mt. Kuromi The peak of Mt. Kuromi. The peak is marked with a plaque. Mt. Miyanoura and Mt. Nagata, and many other typical mountains of Yakushima Island, can be seen from the peak.
  • Kuromidake Branch The Kuromidake Branch. A sign giving directions is located at the junction of the hiking trail to Mt. Kuromi from the trail to Mt. Miyanoura.
  • Hananoego Junction
    Portable toilet hut
    Water

    Portable toilet huts are provided in the area.

    		 The Hananoego Junction. The photo shows the junction in the foreground surrounded by trees on a fine day. The junction also has a rest area consisting of a large number of planks.
  • Yodogawa Hut
    Rest area
    Shelter huts
    Toilet
    Portable toilet hut
    Water
    		 The Yodogawa Hut. The building is built in the style of a log cabin. Capacity is approximately 40 people.
  • Yodogawa Trail Entrance
    Rest area
    Parking
    Toilet
    Portable toilet collection boxes

    Please do not leave vehicles idling in the parking lot.

    		 The wooden notice board at the Yodogawa Trail Entrance. A map of the Yakushima National Park is displayed at the left of the notice board, with a map and a description of the trail between the Yodogawa Trail Entrance and Mt. Miyanoura in the center. The small box at lower-right is for mountain climbing registration forms.
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