Hiking in Japan

by Lonely Planet, Craig McLachlan, Mason Florence

Sunrise atop Fuji-san, steaming volcanoes, natural hot springs, ancient temples and pilgrim trails, wild subtropical jungles, spectacular gorges, unique wildlife and nature's seasonal shows - explore the wonders of Japan with this meticulously researched guide.
- detailed trail notes "with kanji" for more than 70 day and multi-day hikes
- 70 detailed, custom-drawn contour maps "with kanji"
- accommodation options from gateway cities to remote camp sites
- tips on transport to and from the trailheads
- practical advice on local culture, responsible hiking and pre-hike preparation
- quick reference language section, glossary and gazetteer "with kanji"

Genres: Travel, Japan, Nonfiction, Japanese Literature

440 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2001

About the author

OUR STORY
A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.

Reviews

[Sandra Thompson · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is helpful for finding hikes in Japan but so far for all of the hikes I've done, the book has underestimated the difficulty level. Be careful to plan extra time before attempting these hikes. If you purchase a Japanese map with the times marked on the trails it will be a much more accurate guides of how long it will take you.

[DaveD · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a decent guide in English. There are a ton of resources for hiking in Japanese, but English resources are quite lacking. This books gives a good overview of probably the most popular hikes in each region and although I haven't had the opportunity to go to all these places, since I live here in Japan, I will keep this on my shelf to refer to in the future. If you can read Japanese, I would recommend the ~の山 series of books, which has probably the best hikes broken down into volumes for each prefecture. Alternatively there are quite a few blogs of avid hikers in Japan that write in English as well.

[Matthew Baxter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of great hikes, with easy to understand maps.

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[Gunn Vanichbuncha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pro: Good for referencing hiking routes in Japan.

Con: Not all route was covered (obviously), and the writer sometimes underestimates the difficulty.