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Hiking through the vivid fall colors of Tohoku
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Mt. Mitsuishi is a peak located in Tohoku’s Hachimantai City, just two hours by Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo. Autumn starts early here, with vibrant fall colors on display as early as mid-September. The Mitsuishi Course trail is well-suited to intermediate trekkers, and there are also local guides available to help.
At the top, you may be rewarded by a lush carpet of autumn red blanketing the landscape as far as the eye can see. It’s a gorgeous view that can only be appreciated fully after a day out on the trail. Usher in the fall with some of the most refreshing scenery the season has to offer.
How to get there
From Tokyo Station, take the Tohoku Shinkansen or Akita Shinkansen to Morioka Station (about 2 hours 15 minutes). From Morioka Station, take the JR Hanawa Line to Obuke Station (about 35 minutes). From Obuke Station, take a Northern Iwate Transportation bus to the “Hachimantai Mountain Hotel” bus stop (about 30 minutes).
By car, the hotel is about 15 minutes from the Matsuo-Hachimantai Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway.
1-509-1 Matsuoyoriki, Hachimantai-shi, Iwate-ken
