64 — Iwaki-san 1625 m
13 July 2021
Startpoint: Iwakiyamasakurabayashi Park (Great free campsite)
Endpoint: +40.653660 +140.292581
Distance covered: 7.5 km
Time: 4h 56
Vertical gain/descent: 1350 m
Weather & Visibility: Misty with the occasional opening
Good For: Great shrine at the foot of the mountain, crazy winding road for the non-hikers to get up to the 8th station
Free camping in Japan, has been on our list for a long time and Iwaki-san finally made it happen as there is a lovely park at the foot of the mountain. Japan has amazing public facilities, super clean toilets, fantastic onsen, (bathing facilities) and vending machines with ice-cold or hot drinks are everywhere. The toilets always have toilet paper and are often heated as well. After spending a year in Hokkaido we were delighted to go back to the mainland where our car started talking about entering new prefectures again.
