"had to postpone 1 day due to typhoon. weather cleared and hit the trailhead from 3am when it opened. trip completed in 9 hours. felt a bit poorly after 3000m. partly headache, partly bloating. partly lack of sleep. amazing day though and very happy to have done this one. Thanks for having me Brandon/Peak Pirate!" — MarkJPerkins • Sep 6, 2025

"4th Japanese ultra. This was by far the hardest of the lot so far. We started from the Kigensugi bus stop from here up until 1.5 km from the top was smooth sailing, the last 1.5 to the summit were extremely steep though. However the way down was much worse. We were wanting to catch the bus from the Arakawa trailhead out, however what wasn't clear to us was that from Miyanoura down to the Jomonsugi was extremely undulating, uneven terrain. Additionally, many of the paths had turned into creeks making descending even more difficult. Once we got down to the forest railway we tried to jog the rest of the way to make it in time to catch the bus. Unfortunately, the path was so poorly signed that we couldn't tell how far we were along, and stopped jogging to conserve energy. In the end we eventually made it to the trailhead and caught a taxi back down the hill. Altogether a extremely difficult hike but enjoyable in retrospect." — Hiyouboots • Sep 6, 2025

"3rd Japanese ultra and highest point in Shikoku. Took the cable car about halfway up the mountain but there was still a lot to climb. From there the trail goes up to a town, then down into a forested valley before finally going up the mountain. On the way up we decided to use the chains which were very fun to use. Unfortunately, when we got to the top it was extremely cloudy so no views, but I was surprised to see a temple so high up, and got a Goshuin for my effort. We rushed back down and made it about 20 minutes before the last cable car. A very enjoyable hike with just the right difficulty." — Hiyouboots • Sep 3, 2025

"2nd Japanese ultra. This mountain was actually quite an easy climb a good break after Hakkyo being so difficult. It was a very clear day so we got to see some pretty impressive views from the top. There was also a famous mountain spring with chilled, refreshing water, a delight in the hot weather. Overall a very enjoyable hike." — Hiyouboots • Sep 1, 2025

"First Japanese ultra! This trip I have dedicated to climbing Ultras with this being the first. We probably got to the walk later than we should've as we did not expect the path up from the tunnel to be so steep and worn down. Once on top of this first section though, it became a lot easier. We had to rush though due to not leaving enough time and in the end, we had to go down the steep section back to the tunnel in the dark which made it take twice as long." — Hiyouboots • Aug 29, 2025