Recep D.
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I had a chance to hike Bandai san on 20/08/2020. I would like to share my experience here hoping to help those who like to hike. There are a couple of trials. I used the one starts at Happodai 八方台
This is the easiest and shortest trial. I went there by car. I saw a taxi ad posted there. I will you can get there by taxi as well.
There is a free parking area, toilets and a resting area while waiting for a taxi at the trailhead. No drinkable water. I started at 8:15 and got the peak at 10:10
The path is not much challenging. I would say 2 out of 5. There are some rocky areas but not to steep. There are many view points. The weather was clear and I was blessed with spectacular scenery. There us a small restaurant, resting area near to summit. There is delicious natural fresh water here. You can fill out your bottle. After this point it says 500 m left. It is a bit more challenging yet amazing view. There is an entrance just next to the water fountain. Once you reach the peak you will be blessed with 360 degree view. We could see far places and big mountains (Adatara, Issaikyo, iide etc). There are many lakes around and it was looking awesome from the top. We didn’t want to leave. After a long break here we returned back from the same path. There is a flower garden sign on the way. We just went to check. There was not much flower. I believe it would be great in May. We came back to the parking area at 12:10. So about 4 hours hike including resting time. It was a great one and would be happy to challenge myself with the other trials next time. Like this comment if you think it will be helpful for the others.
