Mount Yōtei — Attraction in Kutchan

Kyōgoku (京極町 Kyōgoku-chō) is a town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Kyōgoku sits at the eastern foot of Mount Yōtei (1,898 kilometres (1,179 mi)), an active stratovolcano volcano which dominates the skyline of the town. Coordinates: 42°51′N 140°53′E Country Japan Region Hokkaido Prefecture Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture) District Abuta District Area • Total 231.61 km2 (89.43 sq mi) Population (September 2016) • Total 3,144 • Density 14/km2 (35/sq mi) Time zone UTC+9 (JST) City hall address 527 Kyōgoku, Kyōgoku-chō, Abuta-gun, Hokkaidō 044-0101 The town borders the south ward (Minami-ku) of Sapporo, but car traffic from Kyōgoku must drive over an hour through the Nakayama Toge mountain pass to enter Sapporo.

Tourists visit the town to drink the spring water in Fukidashi Park, where the water from Mount Yōtei bubbles out of the ground.

The town has a sister city relationship with the city of Marugame in Kagawa Prefecture. Kyōgoku is mountainous, with several peaks above 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). The town sits between Mount Yotei to the east, and Mount Muine (1,464 metres (4,803 ft)), Mount Nakadake 1,387.8 metres (4,553 ft), and Mount Kimobetsu (1,176.9 metres (3,861 ft)) to the west. The Shiribetsu River (126 kilometres (78 mi)), which emerges from Lake Shikotsu to the south, runs through Kyōgoku between Mount Yotei and the western peaks in the town. The river eventually flows into the...

what an incredible day this was. climbed the northwest (hangetukohan) route in september. took me about 2 and a half hours on the way up and slightly longer on the way down. took my time on the summit and probably spent close to an hour and a half, so about 6.5 hours total. i came from sapporo using a JR pass, so i ended up having to walk an extra 5 miles back to kutchan on the way back, but it worked out great and still had plenty of time.

other than the lack of altitude sickness this hike is probably harder than fuji because it has slightly more altitude gain (compared to the yoshida trail) and is steeper, but i climbed it after fuji so for me it was easier.

despite the steep, muddy trails, i did perfectly fine without hiking shoes and was actually much better off with my max-cushion shoes which are way easier on the knees on the way down (i had no...

Me and 2 friends have climbed Mt Yotei 2 years in a row. Late March in 2017 and early April in 2018. Each time it has been a challenging trek and climb. This is a real mountaineering experience and should not be done without proper gear. On this 2018 climb the conditions were quite bad, snowing, overcast, but we were decided to go and attempt to summit. We brought a rope, crampons and ice-axe and used all of them to make it safely through the final hundred meters to the crater. If you have never done any mountaineering before, use a guide, it will save you time to find the right line up the mountain and improve safety. It took us 7h47 to the summit from Makkari park entrance....