Shirasawa Trailhead (for Mt. Gakidake)

Taxi
From Shinano Omachi Station, about 30 minutes, 4,000 yen.
From Shinano Tokiwa Station, about 15 minutes, 2,700 yen.
Parking Lot
About 20 spaces (Parking in the taxi stand is strictly prohibited.)
Toilets
Portable toilets are usually installed from late June until late October.

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Nanakura Trailhead (for Funakubo Goya (hut))

Taxi
From Shinano Omachi Station, about 30 minutes, 6,400 yen.
* For climbers staying in Nanakura Hot Springs or Kuzu Hot Springs, a shared taxi service is available (this should be reserved a day in advance).
From Shinano Omachi Station to Nanakura Hot Springs, 1,700 yen per person.
From Shinano Omachi Station to Kuzu Hot Springs, 1,500 yen per person.
Parking Lot
About 50 spaces in front of the Nanakura Sanso (lodge). At busy times, such as the fall foliage season, there is additional parking available at the Nanakura Dam parking lot. Please park there and walk (about 2 km, there is a dark tunnel).
Toilets
There is a public toilet in front of the Nanakura Sanso (lodge).

 
To get to the trailhead, go through the gate to the TEPCO management road and turn right in front of the tunnel. There is a public telephone.

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Nigorisawa Trailhead (via Nanakura & Takase Dam for Bunatateone (Ridge) & Mt. Eboshidake)

Taxi
From Shinano Omachi Station to Nanakura, about 45 minutes, 8,400 yen.
From Nankura to Takase Dam, a special taxi service is available. It takes about 15 minutes and costs 2,200 yen per person (for up to 4 people). (To walk, it is about 6 km, or 1.5 to 2 hours.) Click here for details.
Parking Lot
Spaces for 50 cars in front of Nanakura Sanso (lodge). At busy times, such as the fall foliage season, there is additional parking available at the Nanakura Dam parking lot. Please park there and walk (about 2 km, there is a dark tunnel).
Toilets
There are public toilets in front of Nanakura Sanso (lodge) and in the vicinity of the Takase Dam, Yumata entrance.

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Yumata Trailhead (via Nanakura & Takase Dam for Takemura Shindo Trail, Suisho Goya (hut) & Noguchigoro Goya (hut))

Taxi, Parking Lot & Toilets: as for Nigorisawa trailhead
To walk from Takase Dam to Yumamta Hot Springs, it takes about 2 hours 30 minutes on an almost flat path.
The trailhead is behind Yumata Hot Springs Seiranso (inn).

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Ogisawa Station Trailhead (for Harinoki Snow Gorge, Mt. Harinokidake & Mt. Rengedake)

* Facing the KEPCO electric bus station building, the entrance to the trailhead is to the left, near the vehicle gate.

Bus
From Shinano Omachi Station, the Ogisawa Line bus, about 40 minutes, 1,360 yen. From Omachi Onsenkyo, 1,010 yen.
* Expressway Bus Hakuba – Shinjuku Line & Limited Express Bus Nagano – Omachi Line may also have services that arrive and depart from Ogisawa. Click here for details.
Taxi
From Shinano Omachi Station, 35 minutes, about 6,400 yen.
Parking Lot
Free parking for 320 cars
Paid parking lot (1,000 yen for one day) 380 spaces
Toilets
There are public toilets at the paid parking lot and Ogisawa Station.

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Ogisawadeai Trailhead (for Kashiwabara Shindo Trail, Mt. Jigatake & Mt. Kashimayari)

Bus
From the Ogisawa Line terminus, Ogisawa Station, walk back along the road for about 15 minutes. (There is no bus stop at the trailhead.)
From Shinano Omachi Station, 1,360 yen. From Omachi Onsenkyo, 1,010 yen.
* Expressway Bus Hakuba – Shinjuku Line & Limited Express Bus Nagano – Omachi Line may also have services that arrive and depart from Ogisawa. Click here for details.
Taxi
From Shinano Omachi Station, 30 minutes, about 6,100 yen.

Toilets
Not available

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Otanihara Trailhead (for Akaiwa Ridge & Mt. Kashimayari)

* From Otanihara to Nishimata is about a 1-hour walk on a flat path.

Bus
There is no bus route to the trailhead. From Otanihara, it is a 50-minute walk to Kashima bus stop. From there, the City Bus Number 2 for Gen’yu runs 2 or 3 times per day, except Sundays and national holidays.
Taxi
From Shinano Omachi Station, 25 minutes, about 5,600 yen.
Descending taxis can be booked from the mountain lodge.
Parking Lot
It is possible to park 15 cars in the space before and after the bridge.
* Passengers on large buses will be asked to alight near the road junction for the Kashimayari Ski Resort because there is no space to turn near the parking lot in the summer climbing season. (It’s about a 20- to 30-minute walk from the junction.)
Toilets
Available