(塩見岳) Mt. Shiomi Hike

塩 means salt, and 見 means seeing. So this mountain means... Seeing Salt? Salt View? Either way, wikipedia has failed me on the history of this hike, but here's the logistics as far as I can see. 

Budget: JPY41,000 (~USD250)

• JPY26,000. Mountain bus, Tokyo to Torikura-tozanguchi
• JPY15,000. Mountain hut (I could only reserve the private one, which has +3,000 premium, +1,000 premium for weekend)

Hike Date / Difficulty (Elevation: 3,052m / 10,013ft)

• Target: 2021
• Difficulty: 5 out of 5
• Route below is around 23.8kilometers, with an elevation change of ▲2,506m/ ▽2,521m
• Map Link 

When to Go
Anytime during the year - but prepare for full on winter hike, and most of them used 鳥倉登山口 as trailhead. One log here. Also, part of the trail that can be driven during summer is closed in winter, and that adds a couple of kilometers walk (in snow).

Special Notes

• Weather forecast. English / Japanese. English more detailed, Japanese more accurate. 
• Trailheads. 
• Shiomi-doba (塩川土場). Google maps pin. From here to Mt. Shiomi's summit is around 10.4kilometers, with an elevation change of ▲2259m/ ▽540m (9.5 hours one way). 
• Torikura (鳥倉登山口). Google maps pin.  From here to Mt. Shiomi's summit is around 9.5kilometers, with an elevation change of ▲1991m/ ▽751m (7.5 hours one way, additional 40 minutes walk to the parking lot)
• Train, Tokyo to Ina-oshima Station. Seishun 18 ticket applicable here, but will take 6.5 hours one way. 
• Bus, Ina-Oshima Station (大島駅) to 鳥倉登山口. Bus schedule here. JPY1,690 one way, buses run from mid July to mid August. 
• To trailhead: 06:45am -> 08:35am ; 12:10pm -> 02:00pm
• From trailhead: 09:10am -> 11:00am ; 02:25pm -> 04:20pm
• maitabi website now allows a package for this, at JPY27k ish round trip.
• 塩見新道登山口. A new trailhead,  so not a lot of details yet. It has parking though. Google maps pin here. 
• Mountain huts. 
• Paid. 
• 塩見小屋, about an hour from the summit, no camping spot. JPY13,000 with meals, JPY10,000 no meals. Reservations here, paid via credit card.
• 三伏峠小屋, about 5 hours from the summit (so maybe a third of the hike in?). 
• Free. 
• 塩見小屋, about an hour from the summit, no camping spot, turns into an emergency hut outside of hiking season. The entrance is at the door to the right side of the main building. However, getting in is difficult from January to May given the snow pile. 
• Camping. 
• Sanpuku-touge (三伏峠小屋), JPY1,000 per person. 

Itinerary
Friday

• 11:00pm. Bus from Tokyo to Torikura.

Saturday

• 04:45am. ETA: Trailhead. Start hike. 
• 01:45pm. ETA: Summit
• 02:45pm. ETA: Mountain Hut

Sunday

• 06:00am. Start hike. 
• 12:15pm. Back at trailhead. 
• 01:30pm. Bus, Torikura to Tokyo