(平ヶ岳) Hiragatake Hike

First time did I encounter a required stay at a Japanese inn to do a hike. Well, it'll be a nice experience if I get to do this.

Budget: JPY13,440 (~USD127)

• JPY4,820. Two days' worth allocated with Seishun 18 ticket. (if from Tokyo)
• JPY1,620. Bus, Urasa Station < > Ginzan-daira
• JPY7,000ish. Required stay at Okutadami-sansou for the shuttle.

Hike Date / Difficulty (Elevation: 2,141m / 7,024ft)

• Target: 2021
• Difficulty: ?
• Route below is around 20.1 kilometers, with an elevation change of ▲1,888m/ ▽1,886m, if via Hiragatake-tozanguchi
• Map Link

When to Go
From June to October. Outside of those times, there maybe no access - both via personal vehicle and public transportation.

Special Notes

• Weather check: Japanese / English. 
• Trailheads. Not really public transportation accessible, but here's me trying. Personally I'd probably only do this trip if I have private transport. 
• Hotel drop off via Okutadami-sansou (奥只見山荘).  Google maps pin here. 
• For those staying in the onsen, apparently they have a shuttle that takes you to a trailhead 2.5 hours to the summit according to this blog. Accommodations start at JPY6,000, no meals, with a minimum of two people/room. Reservations here.
• The shuttle runs from July to October, calendar of their open days here.
• Access: Take note of the bus schedule - there's only one going to the hut.
• Train, Tokyo Station to Urasa Station.
• Bullet train, JPY8,540, 88minutes one way.
• Local trains, JPY4,070, 273minutes one way, or JPY2,410 using Seishun 18 ticket.
• Bus, Urasa Station (浦佐駅) to Ginzan-daira (銀山平), JPY810 one way, runs from June 1 to Nov 3.
• 01:40pm, Urasa Station -> 02:38pm Ginzan-daira
• 12:02pm, Ginzan-daira -> 01:05pm, Urasa Station
• 05:27pm, Ginzan-daira -> 06:30pm, Urasa Station
• There is a bus that goes straight to Ginzan-daira from Koide Station at 6:30am and gets to Ginzan-daira at 8am. PDF for 2020 is here. For 2021, I'll try to update this post if I attempt the hike.
• Hiragatake-tozanguchi (平ヶ岳登山口). Google maps pin.
• Access:
• Train, Tokyo Station to Urasa Station
• Bus, Urasa Station to Okutadami-Dam (same bus as that going to Okutadami-Sansou above), JPY950 one way.
• Bus, Okutadami-Dam (奥只見ダム) to Oze-guchi (尾瀬口), JPY1,1500.
• Bus, Oze-guchi (尾瀬口) to Hiragatake-tozanguchi (平ヶ岳登山口), JPY380. Reservations needed at 025-792-7300. 
• Website here, look for "80 尾瀬口船着場". I can't find the schedule as of now (Jan 2021)
• Mountain huts.
• Paid. None
• Free. None
• Camping. None

Itinerary

• Start hike.