[2025 Saijo Attraction] Travel Guide for Mount Ishizuchi (Updated Mar)

#springwander Mt. Ishizuchi is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan in Ehime Prefecture, which has been familiar as a mountain of mountain faith since ancient times. Along with Mt. Fuji, Hakusan, Tateyama, and Oyama, it is counted as one of the seven sacred mountains in Japan. At the top of Mt. Yayama, in the middle of the slope, and at the foot of the mountain, there is a shrine with Mt. Ishizuchi as a sacred mountain, and the head office of the Ishizuchi Shrine at the foot of the mountain, the Okumiya Summit Shrine at the top of the mountain, the Achievement Shrine on the middle of the slope, and the Tsuchikoya Harubaiden are called "Ishizuchi Shrine".

Mt. Ishizuchi straddles Saijo City and Kumakogen Town in Ehime Prefecture. Its main peak, Mt. Tengu, is the highest peak in Western Japan and is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan. Mt. Ishizuchi is also known as the spot where the earliest autumn leaves change color in Shikoku. Mt. Ishizuchi is a sacred mountain where mountain priests once came to train. Therefore, the mountain trail has four nearly vertical chain sections with a total length of about 240m, and the highest peak, Mt. Tengu, is a sheer cliff with almost no chain sections at all!! It was the most thrilling mountain climbing experience I've ever had! *Please note that there are detours around the chain sections, so don't worry. Also, the vast majority of people don't climb Mt. Tengu. The observation deck is at the summit of Mt. Misen, which is opposite Mt. Tengu, but when we arrived, it was covered in thick fog, and we waited for over 40 minutes in the freezing cold until the fog cleared... When the fog cleared, cheers rang out from all around! While having lunch on the rocks at the summit of Mt. Tengu, we looked down and saw the rare Brocken phenomenon, where a rainbow ring appears around your shadow! It was a fall foliage climbing experience that gave me a thrill and excitement like never before. Photo on Oct 11 2022 Mt. Ishizuchi-san is a 1,982m high (6,503 ft) mountain on the border of Saijō city and Kumakōgen-cho town in Ehime prefecture, Japan. This mountain is one of the Japan 100 best mountains and the highest one in Western Japan and the Shikoku region, and the fall foliage is the earliest to come to the Shikoku. Mt. Ishizuchi has been worshiped as the spiritual and important object for Shugendo like a mixture of Shintoism and Buddhism. There are 4 heavy iron chains leading up to the summit on the almost sudden vertical drop( at the same time ready for the detour like a step). Mt. Tengu-dake, which is the highest peak of Ishizuchi mountains, is too dangerous to climb up to the peak without chains as well as ropes. It's so thrilling and exciting trekking Anyway! #tripdomestictravel #Ehimeprefecture #autumnleaves #mountainclimbing #greatview #100famousmountainsinjapan

#0yentripautumn Mt. Ishizuchi 📍81 Nishinokawa Shimodani-ko, Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture, 793-0215 ​​(Ishizuchi Mountain Ropeway, Shimodani Station at the base of the mountain) I climbed Mt. Ishizuchi, the highest peak in western Japan, at 1,982m above sea level⛰️ You can take the ropeway to the trailhead🚡 At first, it was foggy and I was worried about what to do, but the autumn leaves were beautiful at the summit, and I was even able to see the sea of ​​clouds☁️ I was so tired that I was very moved✨ There are three chain sections on the mountain path, but there are also detours, so if you are not confident, don't push yourself and take the detour! Of course I did! lol It seems that there are a lot of climbers every year during the autumn leaves season! The ropeway has a set time, so check in advance and make sure you get there in time! If you can't make it in time, there are inns where you can stay🙆 It was very tiring because I don't usually exercise, but there were many small children and energetic seniors! If you're confident in your physical strength, give it a go ⛰️