Officially my favorite summit in Japan. I did this as part of my Uraginza hike (log here) but I'll put Suisho specific information in this post.
Budget: JPY66,000 (~USD440)
- JPY18,500. Bus, Tokyo to Oritate trailhead
- JPY12,000. Hut with Dinner. Tarodaira
- JPY14,000. Hut with Dinner and Bento, Kurobegoro-goya
- JPY14,000. Hut with Dinner/Bfast. Seiransou.
- JPY1,500. Bus, Takase Dam to Shinano Omachi Station
- JPY6,000. Local trains, Shinano Omachi Station to Tokyo
Hike Date / Difficulty (Elevation: 2,986m / 9,797ft)
- Hike Date : Oct 11-14, 2024
- Difficulty: 5 out of 5.
- Route below is around 50.1kilometers, with an elevation change of ▲5,247m/ ▽5,317m
- Map Link
When to Go
It seems that this can be done throughout the year, but prepare for plenty of snow.
Bus access limited to mid-July to mid-September (Oritate), though some trailheads would allow for year-round public transport access (Shin-Hotaka).
Special Notes
Special Notes
- Weather check: English / Japanese. English more detailed, Japanese more accurate.
- Trailheads. I'm just putting in what I want to use.
- Oritate (折立). Direct bus from Tokyo. Not the cheapest, but the most convenient.
- Takase Dam (高瀬ダム). Access as follows:
- Bus, Shinjuku Station to Shinano-Omachi Station (信濃大町駅). Bus schedule here, buses run from April to mid-December. JPY5,200, 5 hours one way. Consider bus pass. For 2020, schedules as follows:
- Shinjuku Bus Terminal to Shinano-Omachi: 6:35am, 7:35am, 9:35am, 3:05pm, 6:15pm, 11:05pm.
- Shinano-Omachi to Shinjuku Bus Terminal: 7:42am, 9:56am, 2:57pm, 3:57pm, 4:40pm, 5:12pm, 7:57pm.
- Shuttle, Shinano-Omachi Station < > Takase-dam (JPY1,500 one way, 45 minutes). Shuttle schedule here.
- Mountain huts.
Itinerary
October 10, Wednesday
October 10, Wednesday
- 10:15pm. Bus from Takebashi Station to Oritate.
- 06:40am.ETA: Oritate trailhead. Start hike.
- 01:50pm. ETA: Mt. Yakushi (薬師岳)
- 04:00pm. ETA: Tarodaira goya.
- 05:00am. Start hike.
- 10:10am. ETA: Mt. Kurobegoro
- 02:15pm. ETA: 三俣山荘. Assess if will summit Washiba on the day of.
- If will summit :
- 03:35pm. ETA: Mt Washiba (鷲羽岳)
- 04:25pm. ETA: Back at 三俣山荘. Camp for the night.
- 03:00am. Start hike.
- 05:58am. ETA: Mt. Suisho (水晶岳（黒岳）
- 05:00pm. ETA : Seiransou.
October 14, Monday
- 03:00am. Seiransou to Takase dam.
- 04:00pm. ETA: 高瀬ダム. Make sure to have a taxi scheduled for pick up.
- 05:00pm. ETA: Shinano-Omachi Station.
Day 3. Washiba / Suisho.
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| Rise and shine! Off to start. |
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| So many people have started before I did. You can see their lights. I regret starting so late. |
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| Yarigatake. |
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| Looking behind me. That's the hut in the middle. |
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| Not yet at the summit, but close. |
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| Still looking at Yari. |
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| Looking back again. |
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| And again. |
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| Summit! |
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| Hello, Washiba. |
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| Continuing on. Got a long day ahead of me. |
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| My god. |
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| So pretty. Washiba + Yari. |
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| Bye bye, Mitsumata Hut. |
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| A peak marker. |
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| This requires a bit of hands. |
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| Pretty. |
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| I am happy to go up and down this ridge. |
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| Rocky trail. All hands. |
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| Suisho summit! |
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| Heading back down. |
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| This is where I left my bags before the Suisho summit. |
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| Start of the end. Heading down. |
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| I did not like this trail. |
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| Loose soil + steep + big drop = Cecilia doesn't like. |
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| I was behind this group for a while. |
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| Pretty view. |
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| Lots of rock scrambling still. |
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| Hey Yari. |
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| Looking back at Suisho. I think the summit is that peak a little bit to the right. |
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| Why is there an ascent?! I'm going down! Can you see that trail up the ridge? Yes, that's my trail. |
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| Looking back again at Suisho. |
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| Yes, I cross all these peaks. You can see the trail snaking to the right. I'll go cross to the left later. |
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| Finally some flat spots. |
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| Lots of rock scrambling. |
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| More rocks. |
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| and some path past bushes. |
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| More rock scrambling. Yey. |
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| Looking back. |
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| Continuing on. |
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| Looking back. Bye bye Suisho. |
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| Continuing my descent. Hello again, Yari. |
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| A lot bushier. |
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| Looking back. |
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| Do you see this sign? It says it's a long way to Seiransou (晴嵐荘), and be careful. It IS a long way. |
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| Looking back again. |
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| I took an extra peak coz... i had to do my business. |
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| I dont think a lot of people take this trail. |
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| This is SUPER sketchy. |
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| Bushy. |
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| Bushy. |
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| Much bushier. |
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| Finally some less bushy trail. |
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| The river! I think I'm close. |
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| That's not the hut. |
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| Yey! |
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| The awesome onsen at Seiranso. |
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