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Level 4Climbing Trails to Experience the Pristine Natural Environment of the Mountains

4-5Mt. Aiko round trip (day trip)

The route extends up to the peak of Mt. Aiko. Some places on the route entail use of installed ropes, and sufficient preparation and physical strength are therefore required. The entire route falls within the World Heritage site, and visitors are therefore able to experience changes in the plant life as they move from an evergreen broad-leaved forest to a mixed coniferous and broadleaf forest.

Trekking information
Total distance 8.0 km (for reference)
Level of physical strength 3
Level of difficulty D
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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

  • Mt. Aiko Trail Entrance

    Parking is available below the trail entrance.

    		 The wooden notice board at the Mt. Aiko Trail Entrance. The board notes the World Natural Heritage Site area, the Yakushima National Park, and the Mt. Aiko Trail Entrance, and provides a number of relevant maps and descriptions.
  • Mt. Aiko The peak of Mt. Aiko. The peak is a granite crag. A lone climber gazes out over the mountains and ocean in the northwest area of Yakushima Island.
  • Mt. Aiko Trail Entrance

    Parking is available below the trail entrance.

    		 The wooden notice board at the Mt. Aiko Trail Entrance. The board notes the World Natural Heritage Site area, the Yakushima National Park, and the Mt. Aiko Trail Entrance, and provides a number of relevant maps and descriptions.
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