Nippara – Takanosu-yama – Nanatsuishi-Goya

Friday, November 23, 2007Nishitama, Southern Kantō

鷹ノ巣山

Cover photo: Nippara – Takanosu-yama – Nanatsuishi-Goya — Bare trees and a distant Fuji
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Distance: 11.4km
Ascent: 1,513m; 567 m of descent
Walking time: 4 h 28; 8 h 01 with breaks
High point: 1,737m; low point 575 m
Season: Autumn; November 2007

From Nippara to Takanosu-yama

From Nippara, facing the rock spire of Inamura-iwa, the climb leads to Takanosu-yama, at 1,737 m, with views of Fuji. The ridge continues past Takamaru-yama; as night falls, we abandon the climb to Kumotori and head for Nanatsuishi-Goya.

Rock spire among autumn slopes — The rock spire of Inamura-iwa (稲村岩) among wooded slopes in autumn colors, at the start of the walk from Nippara.

Night at the hut

Nanatsuishi-Goya 七ツ石小屋 night of November 23 · on the map · official siteOpen all year. checked Nov 4, 2026

From the GPS tracks: where they stop in the evening and start again in the morning.

Map and profile

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Small waterfall in a ravine — Small waterfall between the rocks of a wooded ravine, at about 750 m.

The summit of Takanosu-yama, bare November trees — The summit of Takanosu-yama, 1,737 m, and its bare November trees.

The hut’s kerosene lamp — The hut's kerosene lamp, in the evening, below Nanatsuishi-yama, at about 1,570 m.