Comments on: Mt. Takatori (高取山)

By: Michal Vojta

Michal Vojta — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:30:51 +0000

Thanks for tip Wes! In pouring rain we had no views at all, but did check out the 岩屋不動 for you. There is small stone statue at the end, nothing that cannot be seen elsewhere along the trail. The 500 figures engraved to stone on the way back are awesome though and Tsubosaka temple has great location also.

By: V

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 22:47:18 +0000

Make sure to visit Takatori town tourist information center in the old town. It’s on the main street. You can get a map of the hiking trail and watch the computer graphics of the castle as it was 200 years ago. :)

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:26:01 +0000

Im also thinking about doing this hike with some of my coworkers in november. You should get a lot of people to do this hike

By: Sierra

Sierra — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 05:44:44 +0000

Thanks!

By: wes

wes — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:11:25 +0000

Sierra,

This hike is about a 90-minute train ride from Kyoto. It’s a bit far. If you want to do some hiking in Kyoto, then you could head to Mt. Atago (take a bus to Kiyotaki and start from there), or you could do the Daimoji mountain hike which starts next to Ginkakuji temple.

Tourist information might have information on these two mountains. I’ve done them both many times but haven’t had the chance to write them up on the site

By: Sierra

Sierra — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:11:00 +0000

I currently in Kyoto, about how far from Kyoto is this mountain? I am really wanting to do some hiking while I’m here.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:24:11 +0000

Trying to get my friends and staff into hiking a little more and stumbled across your blogs while researching places to hike in Kansai. Ive lived in Kansai for 5 years, more or less, and havent heard of nearly half of these places. Thanks for all of the great ideas. Do you do any kind of hiking group, btw?