Mt. Yamizo

1,022m · Ibaraki

Timetable checked 2026/05/30

Mt. Yamizo1,022 mIbaraki

300 Famous Mountains 100 Mountains of Kanto

🚃 Reachable by public transport · Day trip · Beginner · fine for beginners

Access ease Easy First bus reaches trailhead by 8:33, No transfers

Gateway station JR Hitachi-Daigo Station → Trailhead Jana Bus Stop

1 public-transport routes ・ Station→trailhead approx. 37 min ・ One way ¥980

Beginner

Stamina1/10

TechnicalB some steep climbs

Trail time 3h 00mbk

More figures and data sources

Distance 6.0 kmbkTotal ascent ↑460 mbk

🌸 Best season: Apr, Nov bk🏠 Mountain huts, Water source, Toilets, Hot spring nearby

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“bk” = data from books (being replaced with our own measurements). Distance, ascent and trail time are measured/estimated from the map route.

Mt. Yamizo (八溝山) is a 1,022m peak straddling Ibaraki and Fukushima Prefectures and the highest peak in Ibaraki Prefecture.

It has been an object of mountain worship since antiquity; Yamizo-mine Shrine, dedicated to the deity of bountiful harvests, stands at the summit, and Nichirinji Temple is at the 8th Station.

This page introduces access to the Jaketchi (蛇穴) bus stop trailhead and its timetable.
From the Jaketchi bus stop to the summit is about 3 hours on foot.

*Timetable last checked: May 30, 2026

How to access the trailheads

[Outbound] JR Hitachi-Daigo Station → Jaketchi bus stop
[Return] Jaketchi bus stop → JR Hitachi-Daigo Station

1. [Outbound] JR Hitachi-Daigo Station → Jaketchi bus stop

From JR Hitachi-Daigo Station, board the Ibaraki Kotsu “Jaketchi-bound” bus and get off at the Jaketchi bus stop.

Weekend service is on Saturdays only; there is no service on Sundays and holidays.

Fare: ¥980
Travel time: about 37 minutes

Bus TimetableJR Hitachi-Daigo Station → Jaketchi bus stop Bus Timetable

Weekday
Hitachi-Daigo Station Dep.	Jaketchi bus stop Arr.
7:57	8:33
10:54	11:31
12:20	12:56
16:10	16:46

Saturday
Hitachi-Daigo Station Dep.	Jaketchi bus stop Arr.
7:57	8:33
10:54	11:31
12:50	13:26
15:08	15:44

Reference: [NAVITIME]

2. [Return] Jaketchi bus stop → JR Hitachi-Daigo Station

From the Jaketchi bus stop, board the Ibaraki Kotsu “JR Hitachi-Daigo Station-bound” bus.

Weekend service is on Saturdays only; there is no service on Sundays and holidays.

Fare: ¥980
Travel time: about 37 minutes

Bus TimetableJaketchi bus stop → JR Hitachi-Daigo Station Bus Timetable

Weekday
Jaketchi bus stop Dep.	Hitachi-Daigo Station Arr.
7:10	7:46
8:40	9:16
11:41	12:18
13:08	13:45
17:00	17:37

Saturday
Jaketchi bus stop Dep.	Hitachi-Daigo Station Arr.
8:40	9:16
11:41	12:18
13:50	14:26
16:00	16:37

Reference: [NAVITIME]

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