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Towns tagged “Mountain climbing”
208 towns that Machigatari wrote up under “Mountain climbing”, across 40 prefectures.
“Mountain climbing” is an editorial tag, chosen town by town. This is not a complete count of every town in Japan that fits, and a town missing here is not a town that doesn't fit. Towns are listed by prefecture in local government code order, with no ranking.
Hokkaido34
Hokkaido page- Tomakomai CityLava rose inside a crater, then like a bun.Tarumae Lava Dome
- Shibetsu CityA river rises on Kitami's highest peak.Mount Teshio, the river's source
- Ishikari CityA gold-named peak resembles Mt. Fuji.Mt. Koganeyama, Hamamasu Fuji
- Mori Town270 degrees around a shifting mountain.Mt. Komagatake, two peaks
- Rusutsu VillageOpen from May 29 to the end of October.Mount Shiribetsu
- Kyogoku TownWater wells up, about 80,000 tons a day.Kyogoku Fukidashi Spring
- Kutchan TownHaving run some 56 Earth laps, it stays.Futatsume Yotei, Loco No. 79615
- Uryu TownAt snowmelt, ponds join into a big pond.Uryunuma Wetland
- Kamikawa TownA cliff like a screen of stone blocks.Great Box cliff, Sounkyo Gorge
- Higashikawa TownThe town boasts Hokkaido's biggest drop.Hagoromo Falls, Tenninkyo
- Kamifurano TownIn July, a hill turns purple all over.Hinode Park, lavender
- Bifuka TownDwarf spruce mirrored in a summit pond.Matsuyama Wetland, a raised bog
- Mashike TownHokkaido Heritage: widest wooden grade school.Former Mashike Elementary School
- Nakatonbetsu TownShells piled up, then rose as limestone.Nakatonbetsu Cave, Warship Rock
- Rishirifuji TownThe harbor rock is a lava dome.Cape Peshi, Oshidomari Port
- Bihoro TownA pass hailed as 'peerless scenery.'Bihoro Pass, 525 m
- Kiyosato TownFallen trees lie sunk like fossils.God's Child Pond
- Koshimizu TownA summer-only station among flowers.Genseikaen Station, summer-only
- Saroma Town29 months after closure, a D51 came.Old Saroma Station, Traffic Park
- Nishiokoppe VillagePublic buildings unified in orange.Beautiful Village Ordinance
- Toyoura TownA station in about 80 m between tunnels.Koboro Station, between tunnels
- Hidaka TownThe Saru's source and mouth lie in town.Upper Saru River, Chiroro River
- Biratori TownA climb of over ten river crossings.Mount Poroshiri
- Samani TownOn a low ridge, alpine plants grow.Mt. Apoi, alpine plant community
- Kamishihoro TownA bridge that sinks and reappears.Taushubetsu River Bridge
- Shikaoi TownA stone named for Hokkaido, found here.Hokkaidoite, primary type site
- Shintoku TownA pass line's brick arch has six layers.Arch bridge, former pass line
- Shimizu TownAn iron sword is enshrined at the peak.Sword Mountain, iron sword
- Nakasatsunai VillageIce Age trees sprout on a gravel bed.Gravel riverbed, Satsunai River
- Honbetsu TownTown flower blooms in Yoshitsune's park.Yoshitsune's Village Park
- Ashoro TownBlack mud forms here, over a ton a year.Yunotaki Falls, manganese mud
- Rikubetsu TownDrive a railcar at a closed station.Rikubetsu Railway, old station
- Shibecha TownA town's cattle pasture, 360° horizon.Tawadaira, town rearing pasture
- Nakashibetsu TownFrom 270 m, a windbreak grid is visible.Kaiyodai, grid windbreak forest
Aomori Prefecture5
Aomori Prefecture page- Yokohama TownFall-sown rapeseed blooms after winter.Rapeseed fields, Fukkoshi Eboshi
- Sai VillageCrag lichen as in eastern North America.Mount Nuidoishi
- Takko TownOne mountain spans three prefectures.Shikakudake, 3-prefecture border
- Hashikami TownA white lighthouse by grass and reef.Hashikami Lighthouse, Kobunato
- Shingo VillageA mound said to be a foreigner's grave.Tomb of Christ, Herai tradition
Iwate Prefecture6
Iwate Prefecture page- Hachimantai CityLava bumps called “tiger form” and more.Yakehashiri lava, “tiger form”
- Yahaba TownA square fort, ringed by logs set tight.Tokutan Castle site, outer logs
- Nishiwaga TownA bath signal warns of coming trains.Hottoyuda, a hot spring station
- Iwaizumi TownNo dinosaurs, they thought. An arm bone.Moshiryu, the Moshi fossil
- Karumai TownThe Yakushido hall has a second name.Tokurakuji Yakushido, Lapis Lazuli Hall
- Kunohe Village65 pits of 1,000-year-old homes remain.Kuroyama Mukashiana, ridge site
Miyagi Prefecture2
Miyagi Prefecture pageAkita Prefecture5
Akita Prefecture page- Kazuno CityA brewer's house with a covered walkway.Komise, former Sekizen sake shop
- Nikaho CityA stone seawall has a drain sluice.Yuri Coast Namiyoke Stone Wall
- Fujisato TownFuji of Fujikoto, sato of scenic Subari.Subari
- Mitane TownThe river here is named for three seeds.Mitane River, origin of the name
- Higashinaruse VillageRed by name, blue on clear days.Lake Sukawa, the Vermilion Pond
Yamagata Prefecture2
Yamagata Prefecture pageFukushima Prefecture11
Fukushima Prefecture page- Date CityRich on silkworm eggs, with a tower.Former Kameoka Home, rich farmer
- Kawamata TownA rock to pray for easy births.Tainai-kuguri Rock, Hanatsuka
- Minamiaizu TownIts hanamichi is set up only for shows.Omomo Stage, shrine grounds
- Inawashiro TownA hilltop house named for a Li Bai line.Tenkyokaku
- Nishigo VillageA place name recorded as a shrine's.The shrine behind a place name
- Yamatsuri TownBlooms were a farm calendar, it seems.Old Edo higan cherry, natural monument
- Hirata VillageNo peak blocks the view; it stands proudly alone here.Mt. Yomogidadake
- Ono TownCedars flank the path like a couple.Jiji Sugi and Baba Sugi cedars
- Katsurao VillageThree shrines enshrined on the summit.Mount Hiyama, Tennoyama
- Shinchi TownEvery legend of its god involves horses.Kobimine Shrine, horse guardian
- Iitate VillageWolf paintings fill a shrine's ceiling.Yamatsumi Shrine, Mt. Toratori
Ibaraki Prefecture1
Ibaraki Prefecture pageTochigi Prefecture2
Tochigi Prefecture pageGunma Prefecture2
Gunma Prefecture pageSaitama Prefecture12
Saitama Prefecture page- Chichibu CityFireworks rise into a winter sky.Chichibu Night Festival
- Hanno CityForest covers about 75% of the city.Nishikawa timber forests
- Hidaka CitySettled by 1,799 people from Goguryeo.Koma District, Koma Shrine
- Ogose TownA town where some 20,000 plum trees bloom.Ogose Bairin
- Ogawa TownA town of Hosokawa paper, from kozo alone.
- Tokigawa TownStargazing through a 91 cm telescope.Dōdaira 91 cm telescope
- Yokoze TownGrowing 30 m of ice from stream water.Ashigakubo Ice Pillars
- Minano TownHome to the 100 Kannon's final temple.Suisen-ji, Chichibu temple 34
- Nagatoro TownA town with a "window on the Earth".Iwadatami, Nagatoro
- Ogano TownNo station, but Mount Ryōkami towers.
- Higashichichibu VillageSaitama's only village, east of Chichibu.
- Kamikawa TownA town whose shrine worships a mountain.Kanasana Shrine
Chiba Prefecture1
Chiba Prefecture pageTokyo7
Tokyo page- Akiruno CityA 14th-century manor site by the shrine.Ninomiya Shrine, a manor site
- Hinode TownBranches droop all around: a rare sight.Sajigami Shrine weeping akashide
- Hinohara VillageA rock door that looks half-open.Kanotoiwa
- Okutama TownThe trunk forks into nine limbs ~5 m up.Japanese Cypress at Kurasawa
- Toshima VillageA worshipped mountain, with a custom of entering in order.Mt. Miyatsuka, 1st to 3rd Gods
- Kozushima VillageWet sand on a stone, said to be left at a torii.Awanomikoto Shrine, Nagahama
- Mikurajima VillageThe mikoshi races down the shrine steps.Inane Shrine, annual festival
Kanagawa Prefecture3
Kanagawa Prefecture pageNiigata Prefecture5
Niigata Prefecture page- Sanjo CityA lava cliff stands on former seabed.Yagigahana, submarine lava dome
- Itoigawa CityCarved in rock: whetstone and arrow.Inscription, Oyashirazu old road
- Uonuma CityFieldstone walls evoke a samurai manor.Meguro-tei, rich farmer's manor
- Tagami TownNuts are said to bear thread-hole marks.Tsunagigaya of Ryogen-an
- Yuzawa TownA fort built in haste, on a pass ridge.Arato Castle Site, mountain fort
Toyama Prefecture6
Toyama Prefecture page- Toyama CityCanal soil made an old riverbed downtown.Fugan Canal, old Jinzū bed
- Uozu CityA 2,000-year-old forest below sea level.Uozu Buried Forest
- Kamiichi TownHokuriku's largest cliff-carved Buddha.Nisseki-ji cliff Buddha
- Tateyama TownA waterfall that drops 350 m in 4 steps.Shōmyō Falls
- Nyuzen TownLowland cedars that root under snow.Sugisawa no Sawasugi
- Asahi TownSnowy Mt. Asahi over cherries and tulips.Funagawa "Spring Quartet"
Fukui Prefecture6
Fukui Prefecture page- Ono CityOn Hangeshō, skewered grilled mackerel.Hangeshō grilled mackerel
- Katsuyama CityFossils and their strata, both protected.Dinosaur fossils, Tetori Group
- Ikeda TownLegend says a regent taught them Noh.Mizuumi Dengaku Nōmai
- Minami-Echizen TownA flightless beetle in one high pond.Yasha diving beetle, Yashagaike
- Takahama TownOnce 1.5M a summer; now a Blue Flag.Wakasa Wada Beach
- Oi TownA valley library named to waste no drop.Jakushū Itteki Bunko
Yamanashi Prefecture9
Yamanashi Prefecture page- Otsuki CityStacked beams reach out from both banks.Saruhashi, hane-ki bridge
- Nirasaki CityRamparts ring the space inside the gate.Shinpu Castle Ruins, Inui Gate
- Uenohara CityStreamers and a drum make a room a hall.Mushono Dainembutsu, Furyu-odori
- Koshu CityShogunate herb house, two-tier roof.Kanzo-yashiki, Old Takano House
- Doshi VillageUpstream, falls with male and female names.Osutaki and Mesutaki
- Nishikatsura TownLocal believers set statues, they say.Hachijuhachi Daishi, Mitsutoge
- Yamanakako VillageThrough the cleft three times, luck comes, they say.Ishiwari Shrine's great rock
- Kosuge VillageThey seek safe birth in a Kamakura hall.Nagasaku Kannon Hall
- Tabayama VillageThree lions dance around the village.Sasara-jishi, Gion Festival
Nagano Prefecture12
Nagano Prefecture page- Suzaka CityA caldera stream falls down a cliff.Yonako Falls: Gongen and Fudo
- Minamimaki VillageThe track climbs to a 1,375 m crossing.JR Highest Point Monument
- Minamiaiki VillageA lord opened a temple for his father.Jogen-ji, the Aiki clan's temple
- Kitaaiki VillageLandlocked valley, 130+ seashell items.Tochibara Rock Shelter Site
- Sakuho TownA knobby giant stands on charcoal hills.Kobutaro, horse chestnut
- Iijima TownMagistrate's office became prefectural.Ina Prefectural Office Site
- Minamiminowa VillageField area sets the number of outlets.Cylindrical dividers, Nishitenryu
- Achi VillageStone sword, mirror copies from a pass.Misaka Pass Site, ritual ground
- Oshika VillageTan and green rock meet directly.Anko outcrop, Tectonic Line
- Ikusaka VillageA gorge said to be named for a temple.Sanseiji, a Sai River gorge
- Otari VillageAn inn for cattle drivers and porters.Ushikata-yado, Chikuni House
- Sakae VillageA station post as tall as the snow was.Morimiyanohara, snow marker
Gifu Prefecture5
Gifu Prefecture page- Ikeda TownRound burial mounds dot the foot of Mount Ikeda.Ganjoji Nishitsukanokoshi Kofun
- Sakahogi TownA rock-backed hall revered by travelers.Iwaya Kannon-do, Katsuyama
- Kawabe TownA torii-like tower juts out of the lake.Old Yamakawa Bridge, main tower
- Hichiso TownSome potholes still hold round stones.Potholes of Hisuikyo
- Shirakawa VillageStone ditch to melt snow on the estate.Wada House, snow-melting ditch
Shizuoka Prefecture3
Shizuoka Prefecture pageAichi Prefecture1
Aichi Prefecture pageMie Prefecture4
Mie Prefecture pageOsaka Prefecture5
Osaka Prefecture page- Kishiwada CityStones themed on the Eight Formations.Hachijin Garden, Shigemori Mirei
- Kawachinagano CityA wooden police post, office and home.Former Mikkaichi Police Box
- Toyono TownGenroku 5 is cut into a stone torii.Yoshikawa Hachiman, stone torii
- Kanan TownTwo round mounds, combined as one tomb.Kanayama Kofun, twin mounds
- Chihayaakasaka Village15 farmers formed a terrace-care group.Shimoakasaka terraced paddies
Hyogo Prefecture4
Hyogo Prefecture page- Yabu CityA one-yen train ran for 33 years.Akenobe mine's one-yen train
- Shiso CityThe oldest record of sake points here.Niwazake, Niwata Shrine
- Ichikawa TownIrons and screenplays both came out of this valley.Iron heads, Hashimoto Shinobu
- Kamikawa TownIn autumn, 90 hectares ripple silver.Tonomine Plateau
Nara Prefecture9
Nara Prefecture page- Soni VillageA cliff about 500 m long stands upright.Byobu-iwa, columnar-jointed wall
- Mitsue VillageNamed for Yamatohime's staff legend.Mitsue Shrine, staff legend site
- Oji TownA box-like device sits over the chimney.D51 steam locomotive No. 895
- Kurotaki VillageVillage hall rented from a timber guild.Former Kurotaki Village Office
- Tenkawa VillageWater wells from a cave in the demon-gate woods.Izumi no Mori, Dorogawa springs
- Totsukawa VillageLocals' wish for safety became a bridge.Tanize Suspension Bridge, 1954
- Shimokitayama VillageNuts from giant trees also became food.Zenki giant horse chestnuts
- Kamikitayama VillageAn iron fence rings an old tree's base.Shishinran, Mikumari Shrine
- Higashiyoshino VillageModeled on other wolves and documents.Wolf statue, Washikaguchi
Wakayama Prefecture1
Wakayama Prefecture pageTottori Prefecture3
Tottori Prefecture pageOkayama Prefecture5
Okayama Prefecture page- Akaiwa CityA schoolhouse moved at about half size.Yoshii Museum, old Nibori School
- Wake TownStone boars guard, in place of komainu.Koma-inoshishi, Wake Shrine
- Shinjo VillageFire-prevention channels flank the road.Gaisen-zakura Dori, Shinjo-juku
- Nagi TownA planted staff is said to be this tree.Bodaiji Temple ginkgo
- Nishiawakura VillageA state forest, bought by the village.Wakasugi Natural Forest
Hiroshima Prefecture3
Hiroshima Prefecture pageYamaguchi Prefecture1
Yamaguchi Prefecture pageTokushima Prefecture4
Tokushima Prefecture page- Yoshinogawa CityAbout 10°C in summer, 20°C+ in winter.Egawa water temperature anomaly
- Mima CityFive shrines sit in a stone enclosure.Shinmei Shrine, walled sanctuary
- Miyoshi CityA vine bridge, rebuilt every 3 years.Iya Kazurabashi (vine bridge)
- Tsurugi TownIts name is written large over the arch.Sadamitsu Gekijo (貞光劇場)
Kagawa Prefecture1
Kagawa Prefecture pageEhime Prefecture3
Ehime Prefecture pageKochi Prefecture4
Kochi Prefecture page- Umaji VillageLook up at a cedar till headbands fall.Hachimaki-otoshi, Senbonyama
- Tosa TownForceful enough to turn amego back.Amegaeri Falls, Setogawa Gorge
- Okawa VillageClimb past the source to primeval beech.Mt. Ōzare, primeval beech forest
- Ochi TownRailings are removed when water rises.Nakaniyodo Bridge, with footpath
Fukuoka Prefecture15
Fukuoka Prefecture page- Nogata CityWhere coal-mine operators argued hotlyFormer Nogata Meeting Hall
- Buzen CityA conical peak once called “500 lodges”Mt. Kubote, a Shugendo mountain
- Kama CityA shrine named for salmon sits upstreamSake Shrine, Kenkei Festival
- Itoshima CityRecords trace Nikko's torii stone here.Kayasan Early-Modern Quarry Site
- Umi TownTwo camphors named for birth bath, robe.Yufuta no Mori, Kinukake no Mori
- Sasaguri TownA tree standing in water has knees.Kyudai Forest, Kamata Pond
- Sue TownPeridotite boulders pile up in a park.Sarayama Park, rock garden
- Shingu TownStone-piled tombs cluster on a beach.Ainoshima Tsumiishizuka-gun
- Hisayama TownAtop 66 steps, two Chinese-made towers.Satsuma-to, Shurasan Site
- Keisen TownA worker's pickaxe opened the chamber.Ozuka Kofun
- Chikuzen TownRed circles painted in the third chamberKannonzuka Kofun, Tokami
- Soeda TownEach pillar is said to have lost a ring.Bronze Torii, Hikosan Jingu
- Aka VillageStone upstream, bumpy brick downstream.Uchida Sanren Bridge, Mitsuankyō
- Fukuchi TownA clay-sealed stone chamber over 12 m.Ikata Kofun
- Miyako TownA stone chamber gapes in a schoolyard.Tachibanazuka Kofun, schoolyard
Saga Prefecture3
Saga Prefecture pageNagasaki Prefecture1
Nagasaki Prefecture pageOita Prefecture1
Oita Prefecture pageKagoshima Prefecture1
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