There are various ways to enjoy the area, from beginners to advanced hikers, including the Takashima Trail that traverses the central watershed, forest therapy where you can enter the forest and slowly soothe your mind, and snowshoe trekking where you put on snowshoes and view Lake Biwa from the summit.
From November onwards, the climate along the Sea of Japan side is characterized by an increase in rainy days. This is called "Takashima Shigure" in the area. Snowfall also begins in December and continues until around early March.
[Average temperature on plains]*Temperatures vary greatly depending on altitude and weather.
Also, please be aware that the perceived temperature can change greatly depending on the strength of the wind.
The trail is well maintained and recommended for first timers. It is also popular as a mountain where you can encounter a wide variety of flowers, and was selected as one of the "100 Famous Flower Mountains." You can look down on the Makino Plateau, and there is also cell reception, so you can rest assured.
The trailhead is next to the public toilets at the top right of the Makino Highlands slope. Check the information at the Makino Highlands Management Office and take a map with you. On the way, you will pass a rest house and a beech forest, then emerge onto a ridge with an open view. Then follow the signs to the summit.
Known locally as "Ogurasu," the summit offers a 360° panoramic view of Lake Biwa and the mountains in the distance.
Go southeast along the forest road that passes by the bungalows of "Green Park Omoide no Mori" and head to the Hebiyagamine trailhead on your left. Walk about 1km along a gently sloping road surrounded by trees. Be careful where you cross the valley stream as the path is unclear. From here the slope becomes steeper so head slowly towards the summit.
The approximately 80km road that runs from Arachigoe in Makino, through the mountains of Imazu, to Mikuni-dake in Kutsuki, is located in the center of the central watershed that separates the Sea of Japan side and the Pacific Ocean side of the Japanese archipelago, an area filled with water, greenery, and people, and is a rare area that combines the climates and vegetation of the east, west, north, and south.
As you walk along the trail, you can see Lake Biwa and Wakasa Bay from all directions, letting you know that this trail is the central watershed. Be sure to try walking along this beautiful natural trail where the water of Lake Biwa is born.*There is no parking lot at Aibatsugoe, the starting point of the Takashima Trail. Parking in nearby villages is prohibited, so please use the bus.
This map is a reproduction of a 2:5 scale topographic map published by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, with the approval of the Authority.
Issued by NPO Takashima Trail Club
TEL: 0740-20-7450
Anemone nigricans
Show your back
Iwauchichiwa
Euphorbia japonica
Nirinsou
Dankobai
Kinkimame Cherry
Beech
Rock pear
Coptis gracilis
Sugar maple
Giant dogfish
Weigela hortensis
Horse chestnut
Bush marigold
カキツバタ
Striped maple
アオダモ
Cornus
Hashiridoro
ウワミズザクラ
Fudelian
Butterflies
Sawafutagi
Silver bellflower
ササユリ
Hydrangea
Yamaboushi
Mountain hydrangea
Deutzia
Red
Yamatsutsuji
Large-leaved chickweed
Rock gnome
Climbing hydrangea
daylily
Nemunoki
Red stalk
Swamp goosefoot
firefly black
Mallotus japonicus
Ryobu
Dogwood
Four-leaf bulbul
Rock Root
Kusagi
Ubayuri
Calanthe summer
Fushigrosennow
Lythrum salicaria
Veratrum japonica
Sobana
Angelica
Mountain cuckoo
Button vine
Northern yamabushi
Gennoshoko
Impatiens textur
Aralia
Lactuca sativa
Rhododendron
Akebonosou
Mizosoba
Goldenrod
Polygonum japonica
Copper
Akichouji
Yakushisou
Gentian
Sawafutagi
Swertia japonica
Kokoshi
I'm not sure
Striped maple
Takanotsume
Shiraki
Quercus
kimono
イイギリ
Mistletoe
The name is unknown.
Kiri
Horse chestnut
Salicylate tree
Magnolia and Japanese Magnolia
Beech
Celastrus orbiculatus
The squirrel
Witch hazel
Asebi
Carpinus quinata
Japanese quince
Elderberry
