Mt. Taisen 大船山

One of my favourite hikes. After Bogatsuru campsite you walk through a rhododendron tunnel, which is bright pink when they’re in bloom, but magical in the winter too.

Mt. Futago 両子山

Steep mountain behind Futagoji temple. You have to pay a few hundred yen to enter the…

Mt. Hiko 英彦山

Where: Yamakuni-machi, Nakatsu (Fukuoka side of the prefectural border)

Mt. Yufu 由布岳

Where: Yufu, Oita

One of the most famous mountains in Oita, and quite busy as a result. Really…

Mt. Kubote 求菩提山

Where: Kubote, Buzen, Fukuoka prefecture

Sento-dake 千燈岳

Where: Kunisaki peninsula

Mt. Inugatake 犬ヶ岳

Where: Kubote, Buzen (Fukuoka prefecture)

Hachimenzan 八面山

Where: Sanko, Nakatsu-city 三光, 中津市

Altitude: 659 m

Mt. Kuju 九重山

Highest peak in Kyushu.

Naka-dake (Kuju) 中岳

Where: Kuju-Aso National Park