The awe-inspiring view from the 1,584m peak of Climbing Mount Yufu is a gift to those who climb it. Getting to Mount Yufu We invite you to pack your lunch and make the challenge - enjoying the beautiful scenery, which changes with each season. Kokura Higashi Mount Yufu！ 616 Y u f u 617 T s Oita Airport To Tsukahara ressway Yufudake u xp r u Fukuoka E Parking Area ta m Hiking Trail Map Mount Fukuman i i O E c 50 o Tosu Junction Beppu Kusu Town li 617 Mount Yufu n e Yufuin R Oita o

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Otomaru Onsenkan 卍Bussanji Temple By Car 210 Mount Jogatake Kamenoi Bus Oita Expressway, exit at Yufuin Interchange. Yufuin Station Bus Center JR Yufuin Station About 15 minutes from exit. Yufu City Tourist Yufuin Tourism By Train i Information General Office Center i JR Kyudai Main Line, Yufuin Station. Kuaju Yufuin About 10 minutes from station by car. Climbing Checklist By Bus Kamenoi Bus. Get on at Yufuin Station Bus center, get off at Unaguhime Winter Yufutozanguchi. 617 Shrine Shoes We recommend trail shoes or hiking boots with thick Hat soles. We recommend a warm hat that covers your ears, and Summer won’ t be blown off by the wind. 11 Backpack Information To Shonai ・ There are places where you Hasama ・ will need to grasp the rocks Kaseinoyu Hot Springs Oita to climb, so you will need to Clothing Transportation keep your hands free. It is Underclothing should be warm, also a good idea to have light and made of synthetic, JR Yufuin Station TEL.0977-84-2021 Hat gloves (gunte)to protect your quick-drying material. Cotton is hands from the rocks. not recommended as it lowers Kamenoi Bus Yufuin There is very little shade on the TEL.0977-84-3145 mountain, so please wear a hat. ＜Things to have in body temperature when it Station Bus Center your backpack＞ becomes wet from perspiration Please be courteous so that ○Drinking water etc. Coats, pants, and gloves Minato Taxi Yufuin Office TEL.0977-84-2141 ○Lunch, emergency food made for winter climbing should we can all enjoy the climb. Clothing ○Cold weather gear, rain gear, be worn over warm clothing. Daiichi Transportation Taxi Yufuin Office TEL.0977-28-8822 change of clothes, gloves Thick fleece or down coats are ◎Take your garbage out with you. The wind and temperature ○First aid kit, etc. best. Oita Airport TEL.0978-67-1174 ◎Don’t damage or remove plant or change very quickly at high animal life. It is a very valuable asset. elevations, so wear a jacket that ◎Carry a cellular phone or other can be put on and removed easily. Long sleeves and long trousers Emergency Contact Information means of communication with you. Shoes help to avoid injuries and insects. ◎Don’t climb in poor weather. Weatherproof winter hiking Yufu City Fire Department Yufuin Station TEL.0977-85-2355 boots should be worn. Oita Minami Police Department TEL.0977-84-2131 (Yufuin Main Police Box)

Tourist Information Yufu City Tourist Information Center TEL.0977-84-2446

Yufu City is famous for its abundant hot springs. There are many mountains surrounding Yufuin Basin, Yufuin Tourism General Office TEL.0977-85-4464 We recommend a long, healing soak in one of Surrounding with easy access to many hiking trails. Hot Yunohira Hot Springs Tourist Information the area's many baths after your hike. The grand views from the mountain peaks, TEL.0977-86-2367 Springs Mountains and the seasonally changing scenery are awaiting your visit. Tsukahara Highlands Tourism Association TEL.0977-85-2254

Other Mount Kuro Oita Meteorological Office TEL.097-537-8080 Thick natural forests cover this stately Telephone Service mountain, giving it a mysterious atmosphere. Road Traffic Information Center TEL.050-3369-6644 Its natural beauty can be enjoyed year round. (Oita Information)

Yufuin Hot Springs Yunohira Hot Springs Tsukahara Hot Springs Mount Jogatake Mount Kuraki For further information These hot springs are located in Yunohira has been known for its hot The hot water of Tsukahara Hot Springs has been flowing since This is an easy climb for With Yufuin Basin in front of you Yufuin Basin. You will feel bliss as you springs for over 800 years. Sloping the Heian Period (794 ~ 1185). The water is tinted a light beginners. The summit, which and Mount Yufu to your back, the Yufu City Department of soak in the hot springs while enjoying cobblestone roads, built during the yellow-green and has a high acidity. Because of its unusual can be hiked to in about forty summit of this mountain gives you Commerce and Tourism Yufuin’ s natural scenery, such as the Edo Period, create a peaceful qualities, which are said to be effective against skin disease, this minutes, overlooks Yufuin Basin. an impressive 360 degree view. famous morning mists, or Mount Yufu. atmosphere. “hidden” hot springs has become well known throughout Japan. TEL.097-582-1304 To Tsukahara

Mount Yufu 800 Mount Yufu CAUTION!! Trails that don’t begin at the main trailhead are difficult to understand, and shouldn’t be attempted unless Hiking Map （AKA: The Mt. Fuji of Oita） Ohachimawari Course you are accompanied by someone with experience. There is no parking （West Peak ← and few people hike these trails. 1,584m （90minutes）→ East Peak） There are guide signs. ＊This trail circles the volcanic crater at the summit. The surface is covered in gravel and footing is very poor, so this should only be attempted by experts. This trail is very dangerous for tired feet which have just made a strenuous climb, so it should be

750 attempted only with extreme caution. Beware of 1,400 West Peak Rockslides! East Trailhead The lowest parts of the This is the more difficult of the two peaks to reach. The trail is saddle are dangerous. 617 very narrow in places and must Beware of wind, rain, etc. be traversed sideways. There are

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