. . . about Mt. Sobo (祖母山)
This is one of the 100 Famous Japanese mountains and is located in Oita Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefectures on the island of Kyushu.
Area:
Location:
Map: ***If you want a link to the latest Yama to Kogen map, comment and I'll get you a link. This link is to a printable topo map of Mt. Sobo.
Starting and stopping point: Kitadani Trailhead 北谷登山口
Peaks bagged: Mt. Sobo 祖母山
(First-time) peaks # 1,011
(First-time) 100 Famous Mountain peak #48
Getting there/getting around:
Drive
Helpful Info
Weather Information: Mt. Sobo Mt. Sobo Weather in English
Time and distance
Total Time: 4:00 Break time: :31 Distance: 8.1 km
Elevation: Lowest: 1,097 m Highest: 1,756 m Total Ascent: 845 m Total Descent: 845 m
Technical considerations/difficulty:
Fairly steep. There are a lot of ropes and ladders.
Facilities:
There is a public restroom at the trailhead. Nothing on the trail.
Thoughts/observations/recommendations:
This is one of three 100 Famous Mountains in central Kyushu and each of them have the other two (Sobo, Aso and Kuju) in sight.
The Fuketsu (wind cave) on the trail is interesting. Bring spikes and a strong headlamp for that.
Here's a detailed video of the hike if you're interested.
Those wasps--"suzumebachi"--are more of a danger than bears. Those snakes--"mamushi"--are not something I'd like to encounter either.
Restroom at the parking lot. Still closed for the season.
I really love running water.
A sign describing the path as it passes the wind cave.
The wind cave is about 20 meters deep. I only went in about 3 meters because it was wet and my headlamp didn't light the place up at all.
Inside the cave
Plenty of upper-body strength is needed
Mt. Aso
Looking toward Kuju
The top of Sobo
Sobo (祖母) means grandmother, by the way.
The convergence of three prefectures; Miyazaki, Kumamoto and Oita
Well, that's all for today. If you want to see another hike in Kyushu, check out the hike I made the day before on Mt. Kuju.
Caveman Out
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