ハイキング

It is almost the end of 2025 and I spent the day alone climbing and hiking on Koshosan. It was wonderful as usual and with hazy Winter views and fresh running streams.  I was thinking about the people who first walked the trail and who built it. It is good to spend time in deep thought and contemplation when solo hiking. 



thumbs up

おつかれ山

DOMO

sparkles

grinning face with smiling eyes

smiling face with sunglasses

folded hands

person walking

clapping hands

grinning cat

古処山（こしょさん）は、福岡県朝倉市と嘉麻市にまたがる標高859.5mの山。 特別天然記念物に指定されているツゲの原始林があることで知られる。

【概要】
福岡県のほぼ中央に位置する山で、嘉麻市と朝倉市の境となっており、両市を結ぶ八丁峠（国道322号）はこの山の西側中腹付近にある。
全山が石灰岩で出来ており、白い岩が多いことから白山（はくさん）とも呼ばれる。 山頂付近にかけての一帯にはツゲの原始林が残っており、特別天然記念物に指定されている。
鎌倉時代から戦国時代末期にかけてこの辺り一帯を治めた秋月氏の居城、古処山城はこの山にあり、頂上付近にその跡が残っている。近くには「水舟」と呼ばれる湧水がある。
頂上には「奥ノ院」「大将隠し」と呼ばれる岩場がある。ここからは筑豊地区および甘木・朝倉一帯、宝満山、背振山系、九重山系を眺めることが出来る。またここから尾根伝いに隣接する馬見山、屏山への縦走路もある。
麓にある朝倉市秋月地区は、重要伝統的建造物群保存地区として選定された旧城下町であり、福岡県を代表する観光地でもある。嘉麻市側にもキャンプ場などが整備されているため、キャンプと登山が一緒に楽しめるスポットとしても人気が高い。

【歴史】
近隣の英彦山同様、古くから山岳宗教の聖地として知られており、伝教大師（最澄）が山中で薬師如来像を彫ったという伝説がある。最盛期には坊舎が36箇所あったといわれているが、現在その痕跡は残っていない。(中略）昭和2年（1927年）にはツゲの原始林が国の天然記念物に、昭和27年（1952年）には特別天然記念物に指定された。

古処山・屏山・馬見山・江川岳

福岡

Alone time at the end of the year at Koshosan 経ヶ峰・古処山

jaykyushuhiking

Today for our last main hike of GW we went to Tenzan in Saga prefecture. We started at a car park near the start point for Hikodake. This route was a wonderful way to hike Tenzan with wonderful and far views. We could enjoy views of Mt. Unzen and the Ariake sea on one side and the Sefuri mountains on the other side. 

We also got to enjoy lots of wild Fuji flowers and Mitsuba Tsutsuji flowers all along the mountain. We saw two badgers along the route, one at the start point and the other was running along the trail on the way down. 

We had lunch at Higashinomine which was peaceful and had a great view. After hiking we visited the Kase river dam and the farm shop there and had ice cream. 

smiling face with smiling eyes

天山（てんざん）は筑紫山地に属する標高1,046.2メートルの山である。佐賀県唐津市、小城市、佐賀市、多久市に跨り、佐賀県のほぼ中央に位置する。

天山

佐賀

GW Hiking: Tenzan in Saga 東ノ峰・天山・雨山

It is the last day of the new year break! 😭 

I went on a solo hike and hiked quickly over a good distance. I was able to start my recovery and detox after all of the Christmas and New Year foods! 

It was good to be alone and to feel the trail with every step. New Year's resolution to hike some longer distance routes like I used to do.   

I hiked over Tenpaizan and up to Kizan using the wild route. It felt good to be tired and have aching feet at the end of the day. 

天拝山（てんぱいざん）は、福岡県筑紫野市にある標高258mの山である。その名は、大宰府に流刑された菅原道真が自らの無実を訴えるべく幾度も登頂し天を拝したという伝記に由来する。古名は天判山（てんぱんざん）。

天拝山・基山

Detox and positive Solo hike 天拝山・奥天拝・基山・北峰（北帝）・基山東峰

Today I went back to Miyama because I have been reading lots of reports showing that the Autumn colours were fully out.

I went down by train for a solo hike to Setaka station. I noticed that you can rent bicycles from the tourist information office there. It cost 500 Yen for the day (Until 4:30pm). I cycled from the station to the mountain start point and started my hike from there. 

The colours around Zoyama were stunning! I hiked a similar route as a few weeks ago but added another small peak and a temple. The colours everywhere were incredible. I then went over to the  Japanese temple Garden and paid for entry to sit and view it from the Tatami room. 

I hiked down and cycled to a few more shrines on the way back to the station. 



清水山・丸山・古僧都山

熊本

Return to Miyama 🚂🚲🥾 🍁: Amazing colours! 女山・古僧都山・清水山(丸山)・清水山

Today we visited the Daikozenji temple and hiked Kizan. To get to the temple we first hiked over Mizukamiyama and down to the temple. The entrance to the temple costs 600 Yen but it is worth it for the size of the place. There were many beautiful Japanese maple trees and gingko trees. The bright fiery colours were stunning and there was a wonderful Autumn atmosphere. 

After spending time at the temple we hiked back over to the Kizan start point and hiked up. We had lunch on the mountain enjoying the far and clear views. 

Kizan & Daikozenji Temple 大興善寺 Autumn leaves 水上山・基山

Today we went for a stunning Autumn hike in Kuju. We picked Mimatayama to see the early Autumn colours and because it is new for my daughter.

We left at 3am and were luckily able to get a good parking space near the trail head. He hiked in the dark with only one headlamp. The sun started to rise making it easier going. The sunrise bathed the mountains in a golden glow. We hiked most peaks but skipped one because my daughter was tired and didn't want to go that far. Clouds surrounded Mt. Yufu in distance which made for a beautiful sight. We hiked down slowly taking plenty of rest when needed. After hiking we went to an onsen and then to the restaurant in Chojabaru.

【注意】
令和2年7月豪雨による最新の登山道の情報は、長者原ビジターセンターのWebサイトよりご確認ください。
https://kujufanclub.com/


九重山（くじゅうさん）または九重連山（くじゅうれんざん）は、大分県玖珠郡九重町から竹田市久住町北部にかけて広がる火山群の総称である。最高峰は九州本土最高峰でもある中岳 (1,791m) 。日本百名山の一つに数えられ、一帯は阿蘇くじゅう国立公園に指定されている。

九重山（久住山）・大船山・星生山

大分

Mimatayama family Autumn hike 三俣山（西峰）・三俣山（Ⅳ峰）・三俣山（本峰）・三俣山（南峰）

Today we went on another Autumn group hike up Mt. Unzen in Nagasaki prefecture. Mt. Unzen is the highest point in Nagasaki prefecture and a very active volcano. Today however the crater was calm. 

The weather was great but the Autumn colours haven't yet started which meant it wasn't too busy.  We hiked up together but I split off to Solo hike closer to the crater and visit the various volcanic caves around the mountain. After hiking we drove into Unzen village and enjoyed a hot onsen bath with nice mineral rich water. 

雲仙岳（うんぜんだけ）は、長崎県の島原半島中央部にそびえる火山である。半島西方の橘湾を中心とする千々石カルデラの外輪に位置する。広義では、火山学上の「雲仙火山」と同義で、最高峰の平成新山をはじめ、三岳（三峰）とも呼ばれる普賢岳・国見岳・妙見岳、五峰（五岳）とも呼ばれる野岳・九千部岳・矢岳・高岩山・絹笠山を含め、東の眉山から西の猿葉山まで、総計20以上の山々から構成される。雲仙岳の形の複雑さは、三岳五峰（三峰五岳）、八葉、二十四峰、三十六峰など様々な数字で表現されたが、観光上のキャッチフレーズとして「三峰五岳の雲仙岳」が多用されるようになった結果、狭義として八つの山（ときには三つの山）のみを指す用法も生まれたが、歴史的には海上にそびえる山並み全体を指す名称である。行政区分では島原市、南島原市、雲仙市にまたがる。しばしば、旧最高峰の普賢岳（雲仙普賢岳）の名称と混同して用いられる。

雲仙岳・普賢岳・絹笠山

長崎

Mt. Unzen Autumn volcano hike 立岩の峰・普賢岳（雲仙岳）

Finally a dry day off! 😊 

I headed to Amagi to find Cherry Blossoms and Spring. Started at Kusaba river 🌸1 and walked along the Cherry trees by the sides of the river. However they were not blooming fully yet with only a few buds open. 

I continued on to Mekubariyama 🌸2 and I was happy to find the trees were blooming and although not fully, there were still many more flowers to enjoy. There were also a lot of people going for spring hikes and picnics. 

I climbed down and walked around the back of Ohirayama 🌸3 I there were lots of patches of pink on the mountain and some of the trees near the top were in full bloom. I sat and had some lunch and was visited by a friendly snake which slid right next to me and sat next to me for a while before going on its way. 

I came down to Amagi park 🌸4. The trees were not in full bloom but still many people were enjoying Spring Hanami and bbq's watching the cherry blossoms. What a nice atmosphere Spring brings. 




目配山

In search of Spring in Amagi 🌸 熊ヶ山・目配山・安見ヶ城山・大平山

Today I stayed close to home to save money and because the weather did not look so good. 

For hiking training I hiked around Mt. Shioji and I visited the various archaeological ruins of the castle walls, thombs and buildings. The sun did come out for parts of the hike so it was still nice. To hike down I found a route I haven't used before which follows a mountain stream. I walked back to Shirakibaru station visiting many sites such as a tomb and the ruin of an ancient kiln. 

A very cheap but rewarding hike. 

四王寺山（しおうじやま）とは、福岡県太宰府市・大野城市・糟屋郡宇美町にまたがる標高410mの山である。構造的には最高点のある大城山（おおきやま・大野山とも）を中心に岩屋山・水瓶山・大原山と呼ばれる4つの山から構成されており、それらを別個の山とみなして一帯の山地の総称として四王寺山脈・四王寺山地と呼称する場合もある。

四王寺山・大城山・大原山

Hiking training and Archaeology 大城山・大原山


I finally reached 500 peaks! 🏔️ 🥳

Today I took the train to Kitakyushu and changed trains to Ishida station which is where I started my hike. I walked to a small shrine and then headed off to the trail head for Kentachiyama. It was a good hike and this local mountain had a great view.  

I continued on and the trail eventually changed into a forestry road and track so the hiking for a long distance was very easy. I didn't see anybody else for a few hours and was just left with my own thoughts. The climb up Nukisan was tiring but the feeling when I reached the top was wonderful. My plan was to reach the top by 1pm however I reached there about 11:45am so I continued on to reach more peaks. I stopped for a proper rest and  lunch at Suhodai. 

After resting I headed off to reach the far side of Hiraodai and visited a few more peaks before I started hiking down. I re-entered the forest and hiked down to Kusami station. On the way I visited another shrine and just made it to my train. 

My goal this year was to reach 500 mountains and I just made it with the new peaks I visited today! I will celebrate with beer and chocolate! 🍫 🍺

【注意】
平尾台での火気使用はお控えください。


平尾台（ひらおだい）は福岡県北東部に位置する、北九州市小倉南区、行橋市、田川郡香春町、京都郡苅田町、同みやこ町に跨る標高370～710m、台上面積約12km²の結晶質石灰岩からなるカルスト台地であるが、東北部の一帯はカルスト地帯ではなく、花崗閃緑岩からなる。小倉南区の地名でもある。

【概要】
最高峰は北九州市小倉南区の貫山 (712m) でその周辺には400m～600m級の山が点在する。目白洞、千仏洞、牡鹿洞、青龍窟などの鍾乳洞が点在し、大小のドリーネのあるカルスト地形が広がっている。日本三大カルストと呼ばれ、北九州国定公園に指定されている。景観が良く、北九州市下曽根地区、苅田町の工業地帯、行橋市中心部、中津市、山口県が一望でき、国東半島や姫島も見えることがある。半自然の草原景観を守るために、毎年3月頃に野焼きが行われる。

平尾台・貫山・水晶山

Hiraodai Winter hike 2023 - 500 peaks! 🥳 宮山・剣立山・城山・貫山・四方台・岩山・周防台・広谷台・偽水晶山・丸山

Beautiful weather so I headed to the beach! I headed to Itoshima to hike Koshidake. I was inspired by seeing mossybongo another user's post so decided to head here as I haven't hiked it before.   I took the train to Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station and caught the 5-B2 Showa bus to the Obaru-bashi bus stop and started the hike from there. 

The first part of the hike was lots of countryside and fields. When I reached the trailhead I realised that I had been there before. I had tried to go a few years ago but we were unable to park so we gave up. The route is fine but does have lots of steps! Some of these steps are damaged and the soul creep has filled some of them in making particularly the hike down a little tricky in places. I walked back to the bus stop but I had some time to spare so I headed down to the beach and walked along listening to the waves and even found the skeleton of some starfish! I made some coffee and relaxed before cathing the bus back. 

柑子岳・天ヶ岳

Koshidake Sunday relaxing hike 柑子岳

Today I headed out to complete the Hikosan courses. I travelled to Kokura on the JR Kyushu Sonic express and then down to Saidosho station. From here I set off up to Shojigatake. This was my first time hiking this route so it was good to see a new mountain and a new trail. I saw a few snakes along the way including a beautiful Japanese forest rat snake! 

The trail up to Shojigatake was very pleasant and easy. At the top it appears that it was once the site of a castle and it has great views of the area all around. I took the trail down to Osakayama past many small peaks with a good amount of up and down hiking. At Osakayama I stopped for lunch and a rest. I hiked down to Kawara station but was shocked by the number of giant hornets (Suzumebachi) that were hoovering around and most of them came to take a look at me! 

I arrived at Kawara station and changed my Tshirt because it was so wet from sweat 💦 It was so hot today! I arrived back at Kokura and decided to use the Shinkansen to get back. I was surprised to see that it was a Hello Kitty Shinkansen! Ha ha! 



大坂山（おおさかやま）は福岡県京都郡みやこ町犀川大坂と田川郡香春町鏡山に位置する標高573mの山。飯岳山（いいだけさん）とも呼ばれる。

【概要】
福岡県東部の京都郡みやこ町と田川郡香春町との境界に位置し、障子ヶ岳と並んで筑豊地方と京築地方を分ける山である。周辺の行橋市、みやこ町、豊前市、田川市などからも大坂山を確認でき、山頂からは東に行橋市市街地をはじめ、京都平野や周防灘、北には障子ヶ岳や平尾台、西には田川盆地が一望でき、天気が良い日には英彦山や山口県の沿岸部まで一望することが出来る。山麓の香春町には柿下温泉がある。
国道201号の新仲哀トンネルの香春町側から自動車で山頂に行くための道路が整備されている。福岡県道204号田川犀川線が山の南側を通る山越えルートがあり、この峠は大坂峠と呼ばれる。
山中には福岡県下の放送各局の中継局が存在している。

大坂山（飯岳山）・障子ヶ岳

Hikosan Akimine part 3: Shojigatake and Osakayama 英彦山巡礼路 秋峰ルート-2023-11-04

I had lots of plans today that all fell through. Very early problems on the JR line meant I couldn't go to Yukuhashi to continue the Hikosan mission. My Plan B was to hike Tempaizan to Kiyam but the train problem meant still long delays a few hours later. So instead I chose Plan C and hopped on the bus to Shioji. 

The weather was perfect with brilliant bright blue skies and cool air. The climb was enjoyable and  the views were good. I stopped for coffee overlooking Dazaifu city. 

After hiking I made it in time to see my daughters basketball game and then went home to cook Lasagne for dinner. 

Plan C Shioji, perfect weather! 大城山・岩屋山

登山

Today I continued my hike of Harumine Hikosan trail. I took a bus from Amagi station up to Notori in Akizuki and followed the ancient road up to Koshosan. The route up to Koshosan is always changing. The rain causes more landslides and debris making the trail up never quite the same each time I climb. Luckily the water level was low so it wasn't a difficult hike on this day. After reaching Koshosan I continued on to Heizan. Unfortunately the weather was quite cloudy and even rained a little at the start. Due to the weather the views were a little grey but it was still nice.  

On the way back I took a side route through a primeval forest. After a little while on this route a large deer jumped onto the trail in front of me. I noticed that there was actually a family of three all staring at me. It is always a joy to see wildlife when hiking. 

I hiked down through Notori back into Akizuki and took a bus back to Amagi onsen. 

7世紀末、役行者によって開かれたと言われる、宝満山と英彦山をつなぐ峰入り道をもとにした巡礼路。古処山のツゲの原生林、馬見山の尾根に広がるブナ林など、自然の見どころも豊富です。小石原の行者堂から大日ヶ岳、釈迦ヶ岳、岳滅鬼山への道は英彦山胎蔵界 の生まれ変わりの道として難易度も高く、英彦山修験の核心部とも言われています。

英彦山巡礼路の詳細はこちら
https://www.mt-hiko-pilgrimage.com/

英彦山巡礼路 春峰ルート

Harumine Hikosan Pilgramage part 2: Akizuki, Koshosan and Heizan 英彦山巡礼路 春峰ルート-2023-10-15

Today my family and I went for a hike up Fukuchiyama. The goal is to complete the Hikosan Akimine badge so Fukuchiyama counts as one point. 

We parked up at the car park at the bottom of the mountain and hiked up the main route. My daughter complained a lot at the start but eventually settled into the rhythm of hiking. I recently got a new phone (Goolgle pixel 8 pro) sovI was eager to test it out. The Macro mode worked well and it has a better zoom range than my old phone. 

We expected it to be very cloudy but luckily it was sunny and bright by the time we reached the top. We stopped at the top for cup noodles for lunch. (Hot food is fun again now the temperature has dropped!). We hiked down the same route and we and my daughter went off to see the waterfall. 

After hiking we went to a nearby onsen for a hot bath. 



皿倉山から英彦山をつなぐ峰入り道をもとにした巡礼路。途中、竜ヶ鼻は急峻でルート上には一部未整備の箇所もありますが、大坂山までの縦走路は春峰と比べても全般的に歩きやすい箇所が多く、エスケープルートが多いのが特徴です。岩石山からは英彦山まではお潮井とりルートと共通です。

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Alone time at the end of the year at Koshosan 経ヶ峰・古処山

GW Hiking: Tenzan in Saga 東ノ峰・天山・雨山

Detox and positive Solo hike 天拝山・奥天拝・基山・北峰（北帝）・基山東峰

Return to Miyama 🚂🚲🥾 🍁: Amazing colours! 女山・古僧都山・清水山(丸山)・清水山

Kizan & Daikozenji Temple 大興善寺 Autumn leaves 水上山・基山

Mimatayama family Autumn hike 三俣山（西峰）・三俣山（Ⅳ峰）・三俣山（本峰）・三俣山（南峰）

Mt. Unzen Autumn volcano hike 立岩の峰・普賢岳（雲仙岳）

In search of Spring in Amagi 🌸 熊ヶ山・目配山・安見ヶ城山・大平山

Hiking training and Archaeology 大城山・大原山

Hiraodai Winter hike 2023 - 500 peaks! 🥳 宮山・剣立山・城山・貫山・四方台・岩山・周防台・広谷台・偽水晶山・丸山

Koshidake Sunday relaxing hike 柑子岳

Hikosan Akimine part 3: Shojigatake and Osakayama 英彦山巡礼路秋峰ルート-2023-11-04

Plan C Shioji, perfect weather! 大城山・岩屋山

Harumine Hikosan Pilgramage part 2: Akizuki, Koshosan and Heizan 英彦山巡礼路春峰ルート-2023-10-15

Family hike up Fukuchiyama 福智山

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Alone time at the end of the year at Koshosan 経ヶ峰・古処山