Mt. Maruo

Mt. Maruo: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mt. Maruo

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Mt. Maruo — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.95092, 135.69043. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mt. Maruo

• Tamaki Jinja · temple · Yoshino · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kumano Hongū Taisha · temple · Yoshino · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mt. Ryujin · viewpoint · Yoshino · ~20 km · Must-see
• 瀞峡 (Doro-kyo Gorge) · viewpoint · Yoshino · ~24 km · Must-see
• 笹の滝 · waterfall · Yoshino · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tateri Kojin-ja · temple · Yoshino · ~29 km · Must-see
• 不動七重滝 · waterfall · Yoshino · ~36 km · Must-see
• Koyasan Reihōkan · museum · Osaka Prefecture · ~38 km · Must-see
• Okuno-in Temple · Buddhist site · Osaka Prefecture · ~38 km · Must-see
• Kongōbu-ji Temple · Buddhist site · Osaka Prefecture · ~39 km · Must-see
• Muryōkō-in Temple · Buddhist site · Osaka Prefecture · ~39 km · Must-see
• 田中神社 · temple · Nishimuro · ~43 km · Must-see
• 吉祥寺 · Buddhist site · Arida · ~43 km · Must-see
• Inabane-Oji · temple · Nishimuro · ~43 km · Must-see
• Nachi Falls · waterfall · Higashimuro · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hiro Shrine · temple · Higashimuro · ~45 km · Must-see
• Seiganto-ji · Buddhist site · Higashimuro · ~45 km · Must-see
• Kumano Hayatama Taisha · temple · Wakayama Prefecture · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mt. Maruo

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mt. Maruo

• Mt. Ryujin · viewpoint · Yoshino · ~20 km · Must-see
• 瀞峡 (Doro-kyo Gorge) · viewpoint · Yoshino · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mt. Sanjogatake · viewpoint · Yoshino · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mt. Shisun-iwa · viewpoint · Yoshino · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Yoshino · viewpoint · Yoshino · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mt Kongo Viewing Platform Observatory · viewpoint · Minamikawachi · ~64 km · Must-see
• 薊岳 · viewpoint · Yoshino · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mount Myojin · viewpoint · Yoshino · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mt. Kunimi · viewpoint · Mie Prefecture · ~75 km · Must-see
• Mount Kunimi (Matsusaka, Mie and Higashiyoshino, Nara) · viewpoint · Yoshino · ~75 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Nara Prefecture

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