甲子山

甲子山: 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 甲子山

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 甲子山 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.97986, 141.76291. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near 甲子山

• 卯子酉神社 · temple · Shimohei · ~10 km · Must-see
• 陸中黒埼灯台 · beach · Shimohei · ~19 km · Must-see
• Jōdogahama · beach · Iwate Prefecture · ~51 km · Must-see
• Goshono Site · fort · Ninohe · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mt. Oritsume · viewpoint · Iwate Prefecture · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mt. Hayachine · viewpoint · Iwate Prefecture · ~65 km · Must-see
• Kintaichi Onsen · attraction · Iwate Prefecture · ~67 km · Must-see
• Rikuchu Kaigan National Park · sanctuary · Shimohei · ~69 km · Must-see
• 魹ヶ崎灯台 · beach · Iwate Prefecture · ~69 km · Must-see
• 盛岡市動物公園zoomo · museum · Iwate Prefecture · ~73 km · Must-see
• 清水寺 · Buddhist site · Aomori Prefecture · ~74 km · Must-see
• Korekawa Site · fort · Aomori Prefecture · ~74 km · Must-see
• 榊山稲荷神社 · temple · Iwate Prefecture · ~75 km · Must-see
• 報恩寺 · Buddhist site · Iwate Prefecture · ~75 km · Must-see
• 願教寺 · Buddhist site · Iwate Prefecture · ~75 km · Must-see
• 安家洞 · cave · Shimohei · ~3 km
• 下平滝 · waterfall · Shimohei · ~8 km
• Sugawatari Tankendo Cave · cave · Shimohei · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of 甲子山

Other hill stations & viewpoints near 甲子山

• Mt. Oritsume · viewpoint · Iwate Prefecture · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mt. Hayachine · viewpoint · Iwate Prefecture · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mount Iwate · viewpoint · Iwate Prefecture · ~83 km · Must-see
• Hachimantai Onsenkyō · viewpoint · Akita Prefecture · ~102 km · Must-see
• Mt. Moriyoshi · viewpoint · Akita Prefecture · ~130 km · Must-see
• 烏帽子岳 · viewpoint · Kamikita · ~142 km · Must-see
• Geibikei · viewpoint · Miyagi Prefecture · ~148 km · Must-see
• 男和佐羅比山 · viewpoint · Kunohe · ~10 km
• Mt. Toshima · viewpoint · Iwate Prefecture · ~14 km
• Kurosaki Viewpoint · viewpoint · Shimohei · ~18 km

All hill stations & viewpoints in Iwate Prefecture

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