Mt. Buko (武甲山) is a 1,304m mountain located on the border of Chichibu City and Yokoze Town in Saitama Prefecture.
Access to the Trailhead
Map
1. Going: Urayamaguchi Sta. → Mt. Buko
The trailhead begins right in front of Urayamaguchi Station (浦山口駅).
There is a water source called “Fudo Meisui” (不動名水) near the station.
Note that there are no convenience stores or shops within walking distance, so bring supplies in advance.
2. Return: Mt. Buko → Yokoze Sta.
This is the route known as the Omote-sando (表参道/Main Approach).
The descent from the trailhead to the station takes about 1 hour 30 minutes along a regular road, but be aware that large dump trucks from the quarry operations frequent this road, which can be tiring.
For this reason, many hikers take a taxi from Yokoze Station to the trailhead at “Ichi-no-Torii” (一の鳥居) and hike up from there instead.
