Waitasan GW hike 石ノ塔・女岳・涌蓋山
涌蓋山・猟師山
(大分, 熊本)
2026年05月02日(土)
日帰り
For the first day of GW we headed to Kuju to hike Waitasan. It has been five years since I last hiked Waitasan. It was a hot day the temperature on the mountain was perfect.
We parked at Suji onsen village. We hiked up throught the forest to the grassy peaks of Waitasan. We had great views of the Kuju mountains, Mt. Aso and Mt. Yufu. We also found beautiful wildflowers. At the top we helped some people take photos and then had some lunch and coffee.
After hiking we visited Utaseyu for a bath. It cost 400 Yen and we had to get a token from a machine which allowed us to enter. We bought some shampoo and soap from the store opposite the onsen. It was clean and a really nice onsen with powerful water to sooth your back and neck. Behind the onsen there is also a free foot bath.
We drove back on local roads enjoying the scenery.