Odaigahara, Yoshino-Kumano National Park ▲ Moss colony in Nishi-Odai Seed of Ilex geniculata Autumn foliage in Nishi-Odai Masaki pass Daijagura What is the Nishi-Odai Regulated Utilization Area? Odaigahara Driveway Precious nature remains in Odaigahara. Among them is ▲ Nishi-Odai, one of the most beautiful natural beech forests in western Japan, where you can experience the calm and Nishi-Odai Regulated ▲ Odaigahara Parking Lot and Utilization Area Odaigahara Visitor Center pristine nature. (lecture location) In order to preserve this beautiful natural environment and Mt.Hidegatake take over it in the future, Nishi-Odai has been designated as Kaitaku junction ▲ Japan's first "Regulated Utilization Area". To maintain a favorable natural environment and provide a Sakasa Pass Higashi-Odai high-quality nature experience, the number of users is (Out of regulation) Regulated Utilization Area restricted in the “Regulated Utilization Area”. Trail Masakigahara Drive way Field In order to enter the Nishi-Odai Regulated Utilization Area, it Gate Daijagura is necessary to carry out procedures in advance and follow "Regulated Utilization Area" designated area This map is based on the Digital Topographic Map 25000 published by Geospatial Information Authority of Japan established rules. （About 450ha） * You can enter the Higashi-Odai, such as Mt. Hidegatake or Daijagura, without Kinki Regional Environment Office any procedures. Ministry of the Environment Natural environment of Nishi-Odai Nishi-Odai is surrounded by natural forests mainly composed of beech, and you can experience the calm and pristine nature. Beech forests are home to many wildlife, such as Japanese deer, Wrens, Japanese robins, and Odaigahara salamanders. In addition, it is one of the most rainy areas in Japan, and you can see a variety of beautiful mosses on the forest floor. Kokusaikaikan Shinkansen JR Kyoto JR Nagoya To Tokyo→ Nagoya Line Kintetsu Access to Odaigahara Kyoto Kintetsu ←To Hakata Nagoya TakedaTomigaoka Osaka- Shin-Osaka Nagata Gakken- JR Nara Line Amagasaki Umeda Ikoma Kintetsu Tambabashi Please utilize public transit whenever possible so as to reduce Osaka Kyoto Line Kintetsu Nara- Kobe-Sannomiya CO2 emissions. Honmachi Yunoyamaonsen Cosmosquare Kintetsu Yokkaichi Osaka Osaka Uehonmachi Osaka Uehonmachi Osaka Tsuruhashi Tsuruhashi Fuse Kintetsu Nara To Odaigahara Namba Kintetsu Yamato- Nara Line Saidaiji JR Nara By rail, bus, or taxi Tennoji JR Sakurai Line Oji Kashihara Line Kintetsu Osaka From Kintetsu Yamato-Kamiichi Station Abenobashi Tsu Kintetsu 1 hr. 50 min. by Nara Kotsu bus Osaka Line Ise-Nakagawa 1 hr. 30 min. by taxi Yamato- Yagi Sakurai Nabari Iseshi Takada Ujiyamada About: How to access Odaigahara Kintetsu Toba Minami Osaka Line Promotional Video URL▼ Kashiharajingu-mae Asuka https://youtu.be/X1Gke3HZxQk Yoshino Kintetsu Ugata Bus service Kashikojima Yoshinoguchi Line Yamato-Kamiichi By car Shinkansen Odaigahara Na�onal Route 169 Na�onal Route About 87 km from Koriyama IC on the Nishi-Meihan Expressway JR line Yoshino About 91 km from Hari IC on the Meihan Expressway Kintetsu line Hanshin line Odaigahara Driveway About 122 km from Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture Other line About 115 km from Owase, Mie Prefecture Nara Kotsu bus service Odaigahara How to enter Nishi-Odai You can enter without any procedures. In order to enter Nishi-Odai, it is necessary to follow Applicant Higashi-Odai the procedure shown in the figure on the right and take Kamikitayama Village Society Odaigahara district of Commerce and Industry Visitor an “Advance Lecture” . (Procedure counter) Center But, you can enter the Higashi-Odai, such as Mt. Hide- (1)Advance reservation Nishi-Odai gatake or Daijagura, without any procedures. (2)Application & Payment (4)Advance Regulated *A certain level of mountaineering skill is required in order to walk of fees lecture Utilization arround Nishi-Odai. Ensure that you have prepared adequately for (3)Receive access badge Area your hike before you come. (1)Advance reservation (2)Application & Payment (3)Receive access badge (4)Attend an advance Let’s go Nishi-Odai! of fees lecture Please contact Kamikitayama Please submit the applica- "Access badge" will be Please take an advance lecture Wear your access badge in Village Society of Commerce tion form and pay the fee mailed from Kamikitayama at the Odaigahara Visitor a place where it will be and Industry in advance by (1,000 yen per adult, 500 Village Society of Commerce Center before entering (even visible, for example on your telephone or internet to yen per elementary school and Industry. on the day). clothing or pack. inform them of the desired student or less) to Kamiki- date and number of visitors, tayama Village Society of * Please bring your "Access * Please bring your ID card, and make a reservation. Commerce and Industry. badge" on the day. passport, etc. (The fee cannot be refund- * "Access badge" is valid * Reservations can be accept- ed.) only for the applicant. ed 3 months before the desired date of entry. Inquiries related to applications and other procedures Other inquiries Kamikitayama Village Society of Commerce and Industry Yoshino Ranger Office Ministry of the Environment 360-8,kawai,kamikitayamamura,yoshino-gun,Nara 2294-6 Kamiichi, Yoshino-cho, Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture 639-3111 Phone: 0746-34-2202 Prefecture 639-3701 Odaigahara Visitor Center Phone: 07468-3-0070 660-1 Kotochi, Kamikitayama-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture 639-3702 E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: 07468-3-0312 (late April through late November) About: “Regulated Utilization” URL▶https://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/about/protect/use.html.