Mt. Takakura in Gunma. Nice views of Mt. Tsunoochi.
(Taken from) Mt. Takakura
Hello
This is a report on Mt. Takakura, in Takasaki, Gunma, Japan
. . . about
Mt. Takakura...this is a small, out-of-the-way mountain. It allowed for a peaceful hike in solitude with many great views. The name, Takakura (高倉), translates as "high"-"storehouse." Looking for any special information about this mountain, I discovered that it's not special at all. There are 50 mountains by the same name in the country and this one apparently doesn't warrant any special note because I didn't find anything! Which is great. I had the whole mountain to myself.
Area:
Shimonita, Gunma.
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.
There are buses to the Warabidaira Campground. (Going that far by fossil fuel cuts the amount of walking you can do, though!) Since the campground is seasonal, I assume the buses are, too.
The Caveman did it in Total Time: 2:57 Break time: :19 Distance: 10 km
Elevation:Lowest: 804 m Highest: 1,319 m Total Ascent: 628 m Total Descent: 628 m
Technical considerations/difficulty:
Piece of cake. Most of the walk is on pavement. You don't enter a trail until you get to the campground. From there, it is 700 meters to the top. You need to watch your step a bit, and there are a few ropes, but nothing too crazy.
Facilities:
The campground is closed in winter and the access road is blocked. When the campground is in business, there are restrooms, a campstore and even tsuribori. Tsuribori is fishing from a small, stocked trout pond. When you catch a fish, you give it to the staff and they grill it for you on a skewer. Warabidaira Forest Park Campground
At the bottom of the hike, is the Hamayusanso, a hotel with an onsen. They advertise that they are open for lunch. I peeked in but didn't enter because I would have had to change into slippers. There is a gift shop. Hamayusanso
Thoughts/observations/recommendations:
This was nice. If you're in the neighborhood, go ahead and do it.
(Along with all the regular stuff such as maps, headlamps, boots, feet, and brains, . . .) don't forget:
There was something important I was going to write here, but I can't remember what it was!
Let's look at some pictures.
Mt. Asama seen from the road on the way.
I think I probably took this at the Nido Pass.
That's a scenic spot.
I parked by the river the same place I parked when I climbed Tsunoochi last week. This
allowed me to connect the dots on my hikes. I'm such a weirdo about that.
The river I parked by.
Did they catch an invisible bear?
The trap is baited, but closed.
What gives?
Most of the hike was like this.
There were no cars and no people, so I was happy walking on the pavement.
It's been cold at night lately, but beautiful during the day.
The campground hq
Looking east over the rest of Gunma toward Tochigi.
Well, this is informative.
This is the tsuribori pond
Does anyone know what ワタどり means? I have no idea. It's not in the dictionary and none of my Japanese colleagues have any idea.
I never realized how opposable those thumbs could look.
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