Mount Tsurugi

There is very simple chair lift (¥1900 for round trip) that takes you to mid way. Takes abt 15min to the hiking point. There is also hiking route to walk up which will take abt 30-40min if u wanna skip the lift. From the lift station, there are three different hike route to the top. 40min, 60min and 120min. I took 40min steep way up and took 120min scenic route back down. The 120min route was really nice with view. I recommend that route if the weather was nice. Definitely don’t do it if the weather is bad as it is really narrow hiking way on the side of steep hill. It’s pretty easy hike route overall.

If you are a hiker you can hike all the way up but there’s still a considerable hike at the top after the chair lift 1050yen each way. Get there early to get a car park otherwise you will have to park illegally on the road. Stunning views from the top when the cloud clears. Highly recommend!

Went there on a cloudy day. We didn’t get any view as expected but just wanted to check out this one from the hiking list. Free parking. It was pouring for hours while going up and coming down. Was quite challenging and fun going down for 2 hours through mud and water. We didn’t carry any jacket and it wasn’t too cold at the top.

We took the chairlift up/down and hiked to the top. We then took a different loop walk down and in total hiked for 2.5hrs.

Scenic chair lift provides an easy and scenic way to the top station. However there is still another long and arduous walk up a steep slope to the peak. Not for those who are not physically in good shape.

It took us more than 1 hour to climb the mountain without a chairlift and with heavy backpacks (15 kg gurai). But it's better than paying 1500¥ for a chairlift to the middle of an ascent and still making efforts to climb. On top they sell some food in a restaurant, and there's a temple, and of course a very nice view.

Really easy to reach a peak by using a lift. Stunning scenic will surprise you.

Accessible and somewhat touristy mountain top, but the views a stunning and it’s a great access point to the rest of the mountain range. If you’re serious about hiking I would not linger too long here but rather continue over to the next peak for even greater views and fewer crowds. Would prioritize mt Miune over Tsurigi if having to choose