Local Information in fukuoka Prefecture

Mount Hōman: Day 2 of Mountain Climbing in Fukuoka

Store name: Miyazaki Station

Hello. This is Kawashita from the Miyazaki Station store.
On the 2nd day of my mountaineering through Fukuoka, I climbed Mount Hōman from the Kamado-jinja shrine side.

 

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An Adorable Encounter at Kamado-jinja Shrine:

 

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To be honest, it was a long and hard climb up a continuous flight of paved stairs through the mountain.

 

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Although there were no wide and open views of the scenery during the trail, I enjoyed a relaxing walk through the forest while I climbed the mountain.

 

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It took about 2 and a half hours for me to reach the summit at a leisurely pace.

 

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Check out this fantastic 360-degree view from the summit!

 

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Climbing back down was a little scary because of my fear of heights.
So it came as a shock to me when I heard that there was another trail besides the chain-linked one.
Climbing down took a little under 2 hours.
All in all, it was a glorious 2 days well spent among the nature of Fukuoka.


Kamado-jinja shrine
883, Uchiyama, Dazaifu-shi, Fukuoka


Parking lot is available at ¥400.
About 30 minutes on foot from the Dazaifu Tenman-gū shrine.
Renting a car comes in handing when you’re mountain climbing in Kyushu!
June is the peak season to view the the Kyushu Azalea in the mountains of Miyazaki and Ōita.
I would love to go there once I have the time =)

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