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. . . about Mt. Meshimori, etc.
Mt. Meshimori is a mountain you could take a date on. It's not that strenuous but gives stunning 360 degree views which include Mt. Fuji as well as some of the prettiest mountain flowers you can imagine.
Area: Nobeyama, Minamimaki Mura, Nagano and Hokuto-shi, Yamanashi
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 this area.
Starting point:
Finishing point:
Peaks bagged: Meshimori (飯盛山) ~ Oomori (大盛山) ~ Hirasawa (平沢山) ~ Maruyama (丸山)
(First-time) peaks # 1,111
Getting there/getting around:
This is on the Koumi Line. I live not far from the Koumi Line but since the Koumi Line doesn't run that often and I needed to go to work after hiking, I actually drove to Nobeyama Station and parked my car there so that I could take the train to Kiyosato and run back and be on time for work.
If you are coming by train, you can hike directly from either station. The hike from Nobeyama starts with a few miles on pavement, so you may want to take a bus from that station to the trailhead at the Hirasawa Pass.
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Time and distance
YAMAP's Estimate Time: 3:55 Distance: 9.8 km
The Caveman did it in: Total Time: 2:05 Break time: :03 Distance: 11.7 km
Elevation: Lowest: 1,205 m Highest: 1,653 m Total Ascent: 608 m Total Descent: 534 m
Technical considerations/difficulty:
Nothing difficult. No ropes, chains or ladders.
Facilities:
Public restroom at the Hirasawa Pass Parking Lot. Nothing else.
Thoughts/observations/recommendations:
These are really, really nice mountains. On my previous trips there, I was really amazed at the flowers on top of Meshimori. I assumed that it was one of the 100 Famous Flower Mountains. A search on the internet seems to put the lie to that assumption. It should be famous for flowers. It's gorgeous.
(Well, truth be told, not much was blooming today. I did go in a different season last time, though.)
Let's look at some pictures:
The highest station on the JR in Japan is Nobeyama.
I had to kill time before the train showed up.
Kiyosato Station
Thankfully, I realized I had dropped this within a few minutes. I try really hard not to lose stuff, but sometimes I do.
The tall one to the right is Kanagatake. On the other side of the dip on the left is Magari. I was there a week or so ago when I went by the spot where Kyuya Fukada passed away.
That bump up there is Mt. Meshimori.
This picture is looking to the west. The other day I was tooling around on the mountains between Mt. Yokoo and Mt. Mizugaki.
If you want to see a video of that, be my guest.
Nobeyama below and Asama in the distance
Hirasawa Pass Parking Lot
Entrance to the Shishi Iwa, next to the parking lot.
Shishi means lion. Iwa means boulder.
I've never found the rock that looks like a lion.
This was taken from inside the Radio Observatory.
The tallest hill is Hirasawa. Meshimori is beyond it and out of view.
My 1,111th peak was quite inauspicious. There isn't even a marker on the hill for Mt. Maruyama.
Interested in this area? This is the last time I went to Meshimori--in July.
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