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Hiking at Mt. Issaikyo

Travel Information

Hiking at Mt. Issaikyo (一切経山ハイキング) is one of the popular hiking in Fukushima Prefecture. It is very easy hiking for the beginners. Mt. Issaikyo is an active volcano that is 1,948.8m tall and has many beautiful ponds such as Witch's eye. The entire trail takes about 3 hours and the altitude difference is about 369m. You can also enjoy beautiful nature with clear marsh and flowers.

Tourist Info.
There are parking and restroom.
The restroom is located on the trail.
You can park at Jododaira Visitor's center.

Access
0. at Fukushima Station.
1. use a local bus to Jododaira Visitor's Center.
2. walk


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Detailed Travel Guide

Hiking at Mt. Issaikyo
The Level: Beginners
The altitude difference: 369m
Time: 3 hours.

The route
Start at Jododaira Visitor's center
Mt. Issaikyo
Kamanuma Pond
Back to Jododaira Visitor's center

Mt. Issaikyo (一切経山) is an active volcano located on the northern Fukushima Prefecture. The altitude is 1,949m from the sea level. It is one of the popular hiking spots in Fukushima. From the top of the mountain, you can see a beautiful pond called Goshikinuma pond, a.k.a. Witch's eye. Also, it has a beautiful view of all Fukushima and Yamagata mountains. Mt. Azuma Small Fuji is beautiful.

Goshikinuma Pond, a.k.a. Witch's Eye (五色沼・魔女の瞳), is a pond of volcanic mouth located in Fukushima prefecture. It has a beautiful cobalt blue water and it changes its color by the sun. The size of the pond is about 300m in diameter. It is the main feature of Mt. Issaikyo hiking.

Kamanuma Pond (鎌沼) is one of the beautiful pond located in Fukushima Prefecture. It is one of the ponds at Mt. Issaikyo. There is a beautiful marsh around the pond.